An artist's great work doesn't magically upgrade their laughably horrible work. When his material is trash, said material receives the justifiable, corresponding reaction. When his material is great? Same thing. His work gets judged on the merit of his work. Period.Split got a great reaction because it's a great movie. This is generating excitement off the strength of that, due to the compelling setup.He's earned his love on this round, just as he earned the jeers he got for that Avatar/AD run.