That was just one bad photo that went viral, but in appearances after he looks fine for his age. This article goes into more detail for anyone interested

I think I've read that he just decided to focus on other things outside of filmmaking, he's certainly had enough success that he probably doesn't need to unless he really wants to. Whereas someone like Donnie Yen (same age) whose been working for a long time, but didn't get as many major roles until more recently probably still wants to show what he can do. And of course other older action stars each make different choices about what kinds of stuff they want to do later in life.

I wouldn't say there's a definitive way, its just a way to saying that a film is imitating what the filmmakers think a great film is like, without actually understanding what makes them good or being at that level. People will judge differently based on what they think is good and what they think a filmmaker is going for, just watching more good movies and deciding for yourself what you think works or doesn't will help inform your views.

Usually within any genre there's lots of different styles for different preferences. Even if I don't like the popular books in a genre I can usually find stuff I like, just takes a bit of digging or recommendations from people who know your reading preferences.