Count me as being in the minority of moviegoers NOT on the M. Night Shyamalan hate train. I'm not a fan of all of his work but he's had a few that I found particularly captivating and well crafted (Devil, Unbreakable, Sixth Sense, etc). Needless to say his films are an acquired taste.
Split is one of those that I thoroughly enjoyed. Just the depth of the debate surrounding split personalities alone had me hooked. But you have also this villain who....due to that disorder...is several villains in one...including one personality of a nine-year old boy.
I know most probably didn't like this movie and don't like Shyamalan's work much at all, but this was a good movie. There's even a nod to his previous work, Unbreakable, that hints at a potential sequel. Seems as though Shyamalan is becoming a sort of twisted Stan Lee ...creating his own universe of odd heroes and villains. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
M Night gets bad rap, I think.
Off the top of my head, the only one of his movies that was a true shitpiece was The Village. Good Lord that movie was such a disappointment.
Unbreakable, Sixth Sense, Signs, and Split are all really enjoyable.
I actually really liked Lady in the Water as well but everyone thinks that sucks so idk. I haven't watched it since I was a teen.
Need I remind you of The Happening?
But I agree. Most of his work has been okay. Sixth Sense and Unbreakable were outstanding. The others were okay.
I'm one of the few, it seems, that actually enjoyed The Village. [Reply]
Originally Posted by SAGA45:
Is that confirmed? ...Christ Jesus, I hope they have Willis' character visit Mr. Glass (Samuel L.) in the Asylum on some Hannibal Lecter, Batman/Joker advice type of deal to help catch The Horde. That'd be awesome
Supposedly he finished writing Unbreakable 2 quite awhile ago. From what Ive read there will be a Split 2 and Unbreakable 2 but nobody knows which one will happen first. [Reply]
What I have a hard time understanding is people who don't agree that this is by far the best thing he's made since Signs (which was a far from perfect film.)
Plenty of people have soured on his work, and for good reason, but if you were a fan of his earlier stuff this is definitely a return to that... [Reply]
Thought it was a damn good movie. I'll give it an 8/10 just because I didn't like the ending all that much. McAvoy was pretty incredible, much respect for that guy. I want to know what kind of spray he used in the car at the beginning of the film and where I can buy some. Next time my wife goes off on some tangent about the other ladies she works with while I'm trying to watch the hockey playoffs I'll tell her that her breath is bad and she needs some binaca. [Reply]
I liked the movie a lot. I really had no intentions of watching it but with the good reviews and DID topic being so prevalent I figured it might be worth it and I have to say it was. McAvoy was really good and really made the movie. A lesser performance could have easily come across as the personality shifts being too jarring and not believable, but he did it very well. [Reply]
McAvoy is just sensational in this. If you guys dug this, you might like Filth (if you have Netflix streaming) . McAvoy plays an absolute pos dirty cop but its really darkly funny . [Reply]
Originally Posted by MTG#10:
Supposedly he finished writing Unbreakable 2 quite awhile ago. From what Ive read there will be a Split 2 and Unbreakable 2 but nobody knows which one will happen first.
Universal Pictures will release "Glass" on January 18, 2019 according to M. Night's official Twitter page. [Reply]
