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It is worth mentioning however that he is also responsible for directing the best Roald Dahl adaptation to date with 'Matilda', in which he is highly entertaining. One of those rare children's films that entertains adults just as much.
Otherwise, I'd say he certainly has way more hits than misses.
Couple of things - I think Phil the question is there a performance by DDV that people don't like rather than a movie?
+ Gareth, re: "Man on the Moon - A biopic in which he plays himself 25 years ago and no one notices the difference"
= aren't you mistaken here? He doesn't play his TAXI character, rather Andy Kaufman's agent.
+ in L.A. Confidential, though he doesn't match in any way the physical description given to the character in the novel by James Ellroy, DDV absolutely NAILS it.
Thought I had to mention 'Matilda' which DDV directed as well as stared in. Has to be the best Dahl adaptation so far. DDV really captured Dahl's dark edge very well. It's also highly entertaining for adults as well as kids.