Zaillian, Steven

• All the King's Men (2007)

  [3/10]

  "Terrible editing, overblown acting by Penn, and underdeveloped characterization make All the King's Men not worth seeing. The depth of character that earned Robert Penn Warren a Pulitzer prize never appears in Zaillian's emaciated screenplay and leaves us with a shallow, uninteresting film."

• American Gangster (2007)

  [6/10]

  "From the trailers, I expected to see scene after scene of gore and violence, but I was pleasantly surprised at the intellectual comparison of these 'real life' characters from our recent past."

• Interpreter, The (2005)

  [6/10]

  "I enjoyed watching The Interpreter, but I think with some grooming, it could have provided more thrills and a more satisfactory ending."

  Average score: 5.00