Especially Liman's focusing on Jane and John Smith, of which at least one is present in each scene in the DC, irritated many viewers and critics. Most of the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director’s Cut are due to the unusual ideas of the former independent director, which were not yet developed in the Theatrical Version, but nevertheless recognized and criticized by some critics. On the other hand it was not possible to show previews of the film, so the effect of various scenes could not be tested and fine tuning was not possible. On the one hand, it is a real Director’s Cut, that took back the allowances made for the summer audience. Among all the Extended and Unrated editions of the past few years, „Mr.
