At least he must be one of them. I'm of course referring to "main stream" directors and not every dimwit with a camera. His first
film Speed (1994) was pretty darn good, even borderline great. By far the best film with Sandra Bullock (who I personally can't stand). 7.5+/10. But then came Twister. Borderline entertaining and overall only decent. 5.5/10. A huge step down. Then catastrophe ...