overdirected

English

Etymology

over- +‎ directed

Verb

overdirected

1. simple past and past participle of overdirect

Adjective

overdirected (comparative more overdirected, superlative most overdirected)

1. Of a film: directed with too much effort or embellishment.
   • 2009 April 30, Richard Ouzounian, “Lost in transportation: When hit theatre turns sour”, in Toronto Star‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 December 2010:

     This Pulitzer- and Tony-winning one-man show looked pretty enervated here, ponderously overdirected by Robin Phillips.