Originally posted by: ricarleite
I don't belive a movie's lenght has anything to do with it being a good film or not. I could easily watch a 5 hour movie, if it's enjoyable and I have the free time for it.

And your last comment says it all. A lot of directors are getting to the point where final cut is all-important, and while I do agree that a director should have final say, I also believe that a responsible director will try to bring some objectivity to his work. In other words, he will ask his editor to be brutally honest, if necessary, and tell him which scenes advance the story and which are window dressing.