re: What makes a film good?

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For me, it is 99% writing and 1% everything else.

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I won't go that far but I agree that writing is by far the essential part of a great film. That's why I usually don't hold directors who don't write their own films in the same esteem as the auteurs who write and direct. Anybody can direct but it's hard as hell to write a good script.