Which is to say, his almost complete dearth of it. Critics often point to the fact that he didn't complete many pictures during his life, but to them I say: "I'll take seven or eight very strong works over a lifetime compared to 40 middling ones and a few flashes of brilliance (*cough* *cough* Altman *cough*)".

Bottom line: except for his last movie, which won't be mentioned here, I can hardly think of a director whose work I enjoy more overall.

--Maurice