I suppose these trashy losers are supposed to be amusing in their incompetence, but instead they're shrill and boring, and the endless scenes of various members of the cast getting their faces pulverized seem to add up to nothing but a pathetic attempt by Friedkin to get back on the list of hot directors. (nypost.com)
Not that every movie is a masterpiece but in terms of action directing, about 99 % of the current hot directors would do well to study his technique. (thefilmexperience.net)
Not long ago, M. Night Shyamalan was one of Hollywood's hottest directors after making «The Sixth Sense.» (screenpicks.com)