10 Movies That Changed Your Mind About Directors You Hated

10. Four Brothers - John Singleton

When John Singleton burst onto the scene with the seminal and viscerally affecting Boyz n the Hood big things were expected, but for whatever reason he spent the next 6 years or so working on poor follow-ups and with Michael Jackson. He did then enjoy something of a pick-up with Rosewood, but Shaft, Baby Boy and 2 Fast 2 Furious were basically dross compared to his debut. But then the formula worked again, just as it had for Boyz n the Hood with Four Brothers, the hard-hitting familial drama that helped prove that Mark Wahlberg really could act. Yes, it sagged at the end, but those first two acts are artfully, tightly constructed and the film is a slow-burning, tense affair that shows more maturity than anything Singleton made for most of the '90s. Did It Last? One word: Abduction.