The man isn't a good director, I suppose that proves some odd tangent of a point
I'm not sure what point is proven with Rush Hour and Money talks, the man has a pretty consistent streak with buddy comedy films. He doesn't do much else all that well.
How's about. Ridley Scot. Pretty spotty record at best. However he's judged by many by
what he's capable of at it's best.
Goyer took blade from a yellow jump suit goggle wearing afro sporting brother who's arch enemy was literally a deacon named frost as far as I can recall. He took that and not only unofficially re-kick started the sub genre. This is the part where you say Norrington is a kick ass director(which I would agree), but I would then point you to the Blade script and you would hopefully see that much of that was on the page and straight form the mind of the writer.
I see superman stuck in a similar situation where the character is simply out of date and in need of a contemporary re imagining ala Batman.
How's about the guy who not only as done it twice now, but the guy who perhaps did it better than any one ever has.
Goyer literally put blade in the leather and shades and tattoos and designed those gnarly weapons on the page, all stuff usually attributed to direction.
You're point is not lost on me. I think M. Night is a bum, in spite of his one and a half success stories.
I just think Goyer's talent is over looked in favor of his misses, much like Snyder. Much like Del Toro for that matter.