Peter Hunt, who had worked on the five preceding films, had impressed Broccoli and Saltzman enough to earn his directorial debut as they believed his quick cutting had set the style for the series; it was also the result of a long-standing promise from Broccoli and Saltzman for the opportunity to direct.
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Director Doug Liman ( " Swingers " ) has created a film that's perfect for the audience it seeks _ the media-savvy, late-teens and early 20s group that views such techniques as documentary-style photography, MTV-influenced quick cutting and Cuisinart-style Quentin Tarantino narrative techniques as birthrights, not innovations.