Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

The British Michael Bay (though he's a much nicer guy).

Nationality:	English
Gender:	Male
Born:	4 March 1965
Occupation:	Film director Screenwriter Producer
Years active:	1990-present
Notable works:	Mortal Kombat Event Horizon Alien vs. Predator The Three Musketeers Resident Evil film series Pompeii

Paul William Scott Anderson (born 4 March 1965) is an English film director, screenwriter and producer who regularly works on science-fiction and video game adaptations.

Notable Work

Shopping (1994) - Director and Writer
Mortal Kombat (1995) - Director
Event Horizon (1997) - Director
Soldier (1998) - Director
Resident Evil (2002) - Director, Producer and Writer
Alien vs. Predator (2004) - Director, Writer and Producer
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) - Writer and Producer
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) - Producer
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) - Writer and Producer
Death Race (2008) - Director, Writer and Producer
Pandorum (2009) - Producer
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) - Director, Writer and Producer
The Three Musketeers (2011) - Director and Writer
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) - Director, Writer and Producer
Pompeii (2014) - Director and Writer
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) - Director, Writer and Producer
Monster Hunter (2020) - Director, Writer and Producer

Bad Qualities

Much like Michael Bay, his movies tend to focus more on special effects and action sequences than story, appealing to the lowest common denominator. In other words, his films are all style and no substance.
His Resident Evil films have a very poor connection to the source material.
The characters in his films are poorly written and bland, with almost no character development.
His films are poorly edited.
- Many action sequences are almost incomprehensible due to excessive fast cutting and jitter-cam.
- He overuses slow motion and sequel-baiting.
Clichéd, predictable and formulaic storylines.
Most of his stories and plot points lack sense.
Mediocre CGI effects in a number of his movies.

Good Qualities

Unlike Michael Bay, he actually comes across as friendly, compassionate and kind-hearted in interviews and on-set, showing he's a nice person in real life.
Some of his earlier works are pretty good, especially Mortal Kombat and Event Horizon.
He directed the Doom 3 teaser trailer "Warnings".
It's evident that he's very heartfelt about his movies.
He's capable of handling criticism, unlike his wife and some other awful movie directors.