directoritis means the situation where a play or film is spoiled by overdirecting. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
Etymology
From director + -itis.
noun
- The situation where a play or film is spoiled by overdirecting.“"Directoritis strikes again!" bemoans Dan Sullivan, who believes that the director of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon replaces the characters' intellectual and verbal energy with "transparent rationalizations for the personal hang-ups of the characters […]”