Competent and entertaining although not a masterpiece

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2019)

Phenomenal performance by McAvoy who disappears into all of the characters he plays, perfectly making them distinguishable even when the personality has only limited time on screen. Especially impressive is the scene where during a monologue in front of a mirror, he seamlessly goes through multiple personalities within just beats, each only lasting a line.
The plot is however predictable and heavily spoiled by the trailers, sometimes even seeming to drag along to the admittedly unexpected sequel setup. Another issue is characters motivations & actions or, rather, inaction. But I guess in such a movie you are expected to suspend a lot of disbelief, like three girls not even trying to overpower one medium sized guy.
Also present are some sporadic philosophical arguments about the strength of the human psyche and how trauma shapes people or even strengthens us.