I think Keoni Waxman is getting a lot of unfair criticism.
Movies are simply products, the producers really don't care about making good movies, they care about making movies that sell.
The movies at this budget range (DTV stuff with budgets under $5M) are sold based on the premise and the names on the cover. Seagal, Lundgren, Austin etc. can still sell a low budget action movie, that's why they get to make these movies.
However when you are making a movie in the $1M-$3M range as a lot of these movies are, the lion's share of the budget goes to the stars salaries and producer's fees etc. basically above the line expenses. What's left isn't always a lot of money, which means shorter shooting schedules, smaller scale, not as much action etc.
And the directos who work on these movies are usually "director-for-hire" guys, meaning that they just get hired to direct these productions based on their track record, meaning they know how to deliver a picture on time and on budget.
The producers really have all the say in the production, they just hire a director and say to him something like "it's a three week schedule, you got Seagal for two weeks, but he only works for 4 hours a day, you get this other name for only 5 days, these are your locations and this is your script, now go and make us a movie".
There really isn't much for a director to do there than to try and deliver the best movie they can with the resources they have.
It's not uncommon for a DTV director to not be involved in the editing process either, these DTV producers and production companies have been known to edit these movies to shreds, or schedule re-shoots to change storylines to accomodate the wishes of the buyers etc.
Keoni Waxman seems like a good and honest guy to me, and I think it's a bit unfair to blame him for the quality inconsistensies in these movies, when in fact often it's due to combination of low budget, short shooting schedules, stars that are not on set a lot (rumours of Seagal only working 4 hours a day), and producers saving money and rushing these movies to buyers as fast as they can.
And it's clear that Steven does not have one ounce of passion for moviemaking, hasn't since the late 90's. It's just his job, it pays the bills.