The Directors - John McTiernan

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Summary: We want to see the man at work
Review: This is a slightly disapointing portrait of one of the best american directors working today. My biggest regret was not to see McTiernan at work. At the beginning of the DVD we get a glimpse of the Die Hard With A Vengeance shoot, but why don't we get more of it and see the director talk with his actors and crew. The interviews of the different actors who worked with him are interesting but don't really make us understand McTiernan's approach to filmmaking. The quality of the clips of McTiernan's films are very poor and it is a real shame to see Die Hard shots in the wrong aspect ratio. In fact this is quite insulting to the director I think. The most interesting are the interviews of John McTiernan himself. There (with a little of surprise) we discover a quiet, sensitive and very human man who definetely does his job because he likes it and not for the money. For anyone who truly appreciates McTiernan's work, this is a interesting watch to discover the man behind the films, but you won't get too much of his directing genius.