10 Great Films From Bad Directors
2. Darfur - Uwe Boll
Do not adjust your screens. Do not consult a doctor. You did, in fact, read this correctly. Legendary turkey Uwe Boll actually has a decent film to his name. The German director is infamous for his long line of terrible video game adaptations. Not satisfied with ruthlessly butchering games that showed narrative promise, Boll also has a tumultuous relationship with his critics, regularly calling them out on Twitter, blog posts and challenging them to literal boxing matches.
Despite being a far better boxer than he is a filmmaker, Boll has (bravely?) forged on with his chosen career. Likely through the law of averages than any sudden burgeoning talent, Boll managed to create Darfur in 2009. When a talentless, exploitative filmmaker like Boll decides to helm a biographical piece about real-life conflict, alarm bells start to ring.
Thankfully Darfur is a decent movie that handles its sensitive subject matter pretty well. To say it's a masterpiece would be a huge stretch but considering the bar is at the earth’s core when it comes to Uwe Boll movies this is actually quite impressive.
Both Billy Zane and Edward Furlong are also on point as the movie’s leads and Amnesty International even reported being impressed by the film’s quality and credibility. Unfortunately, this film was released back in 2009, an interim in which Boll has managed to helm a whopping thirteen stinkers since then, truly obliterating any good faith this work gave his directorial abilities.