no he did not do well enough directing that movie. IMO right now everyone who likes the first movie associates it because of the good strong story.
before the movie was out there was a lot of negative opinions. because all they had was the footage which IMO is bad directed.
the sequel IMO will have better lighting,action,cuts between characters and some epic big scale shots.
i am aware that FOX could be the reason. they micromanage unknown directors and destroy their vision.