1.   The film is directed with a technical bravura and visual splendour.

2.   And as directed with surprising awkwardness by Jerry Zaks, the film has trouble juggling its varied moods.

3.   And Shore directs with a generous heart but scant sentimentality, drawing fresh performances from a young, mostly unknown cast.

4.   Archly acted and directed with a sure comic touch, this farce hands the doctor the fate he deserves in a caustic final twist.

5.   As directed with terrific panache by Steven Soderbergh, these two sultry stars take an intricate Elmore Leonard crime tale and give it steam heat.

6.   As directed with bland efficiency by David Glenn Hogan, the film casts Wayans as a somnolent tough guy.

7.   As directed with imagination and whimsy by Mark Lamos, the young cast triumphed.

8.   Baigelman directs with more professional polish than might have been expected, and his screenplay shows real promise.

9.   Beautifully directed with rich colors and pageantry, but the story is outdated and silly.

10.   A musicologist, he has with limited success directed operas around the world, but not at Bayreuth.