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Originally Posted by adidasss
Yup. Liked most of Meadows' fims, particularly Dead man's shoes. He does get a bit repetitive, but still a very good director.
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I think we could probably put that down to his own education and experiences in that he doesn't seem to be the sort of director to make a film that he doesn't feel some affinity with. This is both his greatest strength and weakness I guess. I don't think he will ever step outside of what he knows which means he lacks versatility but it if means he continues to make films that don't have to appeal to an international market but keep to his roots, then I'm all for it.
All too often we (British) make films with an international audience in mind which is a shame. Many European film makers make films for their own markets and we celebrate that so why not our own market? We have a lost a lot of our individuality in this respect and it's film makers such as Meadows, Roach and Leigh that restore my faith in our own market.