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Reese is right I think. Not many conclusions to be drawn here. I should have researched who that guy was better - I may not have bothered knowing what I now do about him and how invalid his opinions are. So far the two Michaels have no votes, so they are the 'least overrated' directors and poor old Woody is most overrated. It seems like some people loved Mann's latest film Public Enemies and some hated it. Career-wise he's had huge hits both critical and popular - Heat, Ali - and more dodgy stuff (Miami Vice), as well as more low-key films like Collateral that have seemed to pick up momentum since release. Whoever said Mike Nichols is on the list purely because he's liberal is right - he's had a great career and his films have generally done well commercially (one of Mr Breitbart's barometers of quality remember) but he isn't renowned as a name-above-title director like the rest. He shouldn't be on the list.
Woody Allen is difficult because he's so prolific (40+ films directed) and yet pretty niche; I think you have to be a real fan to have seen a substantial portion of his work. Judging from past reputation and more contemporary critical response he seems to have dropped off in the last decade or so: my own scant experience directly contradicts this: I saw Sleeper (1973) and disliked it, the only other of his films I've properly watched is Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) which I enjoyed immensely. None of which is really useful in determining his overratedness.
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