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Worst screenwriter ever?

posted 4 years ago by BurningSun (717)

So he had one true fluke with A Beautiful Mind, which won him an Oscar. I Am Legend is pretty good, too. But jesus, look at this dudes track record:

A Time To Kill
Silent Fall
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Practical Magic
Lost In Space
Transformers 2
Transformers 4
Transformers 5
Divergent: Insurgent
Winter’s Tale
The 5th Wave
Rings
The Dark Tower

This guy has written some of the worst films of all time. Is one Oscar winning script really worth several of the worst scripts ever? I just don’t see how someone can win an Oscar for screenwriting and then turn around and write Winter’s Tale, Rings, and multiple Transformer sequels.