10 Horribly Incompetent Movie Directors Who Keep Getting Work

5. Raja Gosnell

Raja GosnellFilmography: Home Alone 3, Never Been Kissed, Big Momma's House, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed, Yours Mine & Ours, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, The Smurfs You probably haven't actually heard of Raja Gosnell, and there's a genuinely good reason for that: you don't need to know who he is. The best movie that this guy has ever made is Big Momma's House. Think about that. And he's been in the movie business for, oh, nearly thirty years. Most recently he's ruined your life to a fair degree by making those Godawful Smurfs movies, which your kids totally made you pay actual money to see. He's also the genius behind Beverly Hills Chihuahua, a movie so bad that it means that I can probably stop here and move on with the list. What puzzles me is how Gosnell keeps getting work, though the answer is clear: his movies make a ton of movie every time, despite the fact that he clearly has no passion for them whatsoever. This guy is a studio hack in every sense. Turn up, mutter a few "directions," and get paid. Will the circle of madness never end? Upcoming Movie:The Smurfs 2
 
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