The writer of that very well written piece stated the same, eliminate the weird and keep the ballsy good, his last sentence pretty much places the blame on the director's shoulder, as it should be (but Bale was naughty) by saying that McG fixed the parts that least needed to be fixed.
What an incredibly tangled web that movie has, I would love for them to just make a documentary on the making of this movie.......i'll watch that....
Heck, they already started....Bale screaming at the DP was part 1, with McG being too wimpy to stop him....
Exactly. Also, keep in mind that Devin didn't just write this piece out of thin air. It's drawn from him actually having read the original scripts, visiting the set, interviewing cast & crew, etc.
Also... he doesn't hate the movie. Like me, it's just a "meh", lukewarm reaction. But it's clear that the film was homogenized almost every step along the way. This piece documents that quite well.
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