Thomas Hibbs wrote an article suggesting that the ideal film-maker would be a combination of Mel Gibson and M Night Shyamalan. I think he makes a compelling case. I haven’t seen Apocalypto, but the reviews I have seen and the opinions I have heard have been almost universally favourable. And I haven’t seen all of Shyamalan’s films, though I have seen most of them, and he is truly a craftsman of great movies.