Wild About Harry (Ipcress File, Funeral Berlin, Billion Dollar Brain) - Steven Soderbergh

Effort from “then-retired” Hollywood director reveals his usual hobbyist limitations.
This time, he “combines” the three Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) movies into one viewing “experience.”
The results remind one of Orson Welles’ comments: “Don’t let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons.”
Video - MPEG 4, 1280 X 720p. Split screens are a constant, sometimes horizontally, others vertically. There is no invention with them, however. Apparently Mr. Soderbergh has missed out on Tarentino. Perhaps he has not viewed “Pulp Empire” by njvc. Blacks are not as solid as they should be, the overall image is soft.
Audio - 2 Channel AAC, 256 kbps. Original audio (dialogue and music) replaced with Muzak by Flying Lotus. The music rarely syncs with onscreen action (I suppose the editor feels this music is cool). If you don’t agree, then he feels sorry for you. The music, if this edit is screened at a museum gala or cocktail party, is adequate. Home viewers might turn it off altogether with no loss.
Narrative - There is no narrative. This is an art installation, using someone else’s art. The faneditor chose not to use his own films. Curious. Anyway, art installations don’t have to be logical, or show narratives, or even make sense. They are ART.
Enjoyment - Mixed bag for me. Interesting to watch a once-talented director muck around in the fanedit sub-culture. At this point, Soderbergh had not advanced very far in skill or technique. Indeed, this reviewer nursed the suspicion he was getting a free pass because of his name. Had this been submitted by an unknown novice, I imagine it would still be pending approval.
Worth the casual viewer’s time? Definitely not. How about fans of the original Harry Palmer movies? I dunno, how about mashing a trio of 007 films with nonstop Country & Western music? Wait a sec! Maybe fans of faneditor Steven Soderbergh will appreciate this. Course, these are not really his films, are they?