Shyamalan is back....FINALLY

Rating: 8/10 (12 February 2017)

I never understood how MNS could do The 6th Sense, Signs, and Unbreakable, but then make train wrecks like The Village, Lady in the Water, The Happening, After Earth, etc. (My apologies if you like any of those) It took over a decade, but to quote Harry, he TOTALLY redeemed himself! An issue with his films is that you watch them, but the whole time you're trying to figure out 'the twist' before it happens. This pulled me away from the story quite a bit in this one unfortunately. I think it was more out of spite this time around. It was a disservice to the film to do so. It's a shame it came out in January, because James McAvoy legitimately deserves Oscar consideration for his performance(s). The Academy will see just too many performances between now and next year's ceremonies for him to stand a chance I'm afraid. I hope I'm wrong, however. There is some clunky exposition at times, and you could tag a plot hole or two, but overall it was a gripping psychological thriller. It has a very satisfying ending, but it's so much more than that. 8.5/10