What is it that Sorkin lacks that Woody Allen and Kevin Smith possess, allowing them to become successful directors of their own writing?
One of the biggest criticisms leveled at Social Reckoning is Aaron Sorkin’s directing.
However, I don’t think Aaron Sorkin is a bad director.
I just think he had an impossible task when he was assigned to direct the sequel to a film directed by one of the greatest visual storyteller of our.
Imagine if Jurassic Park: The Lost World was directed by David Koepp. It just wouldn’t be that good.
If you compare Rob Reiner’s “A Few Good Men” to Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago Seven,” you’ll notice that both movies were written by Sorkin, but Reiner directed “A Few Good Men” while Sorkin wrote and directed “The Trial of the Chicago Seven.” Surprisingly, neither movie is widely criticized, and the transition between the two movies is visually seamless because it’s clear that Rob Reiner was a skilled director of court dramas and didn’t do a lot of visual spectacle.