Overrated and is Ultimately Tiresome, Unfulfilled, & Unsatisying

Rating: 6/10 (15 June 2017)

The Director has always had a Keen Eye and His Films Look Great.
In this Psychological Thriller, Ditto. Add to that a Multi-Personality Performance from James MacAvoy that cannot be Ignored. Anna Taylor-Joy is a Screen Presence and can seem Multifaceted just by Looking at the Camera. Reminding, at times of Barbara Steele, She isn't going away anytime soon.
But what else is there to say that's Impressive in Shyamalan's Twelfth Movie......
That's Right...Nothing of Note. "Unbreakable" (2000) is the Writer/Director's Best Movie. Perhaps He may some Day Return to that Type that was an Unexpected Cinema Experience. But, don't hold Your breath.
After this Tedious Slog of Unfulfilled, Unsatisfying Pretentiousness, it's Doubtful. M. Night has Talent and when His Inflated Self-Worth and Ego doesn't get in the way, He can make Remarkable Movies. But 2 or 3 out of 12 is Not a Good Track Record.
"Split" is a Complicated Movie that Never Fully Fills its Plot promises and it Results in a Mess of Flashbacks and Preposterous Script Conceits. 24 Personalities...Really. The Movie has Trouble dealing with a Half-Dozen.
By the way, Two of the Three Kidnapped Girls are left Closeted after the First Few Scenes. Just Written Out Completely. Sheesh, Talk about Biting off more than You can Chew.
The Film is all over the place and Never Settles enough to be a Confined Nail Biter. "The Beast" that is Talked about Endlessly until the Finale is a somewhat Convoluted Contrivance that is used for an End of Film Stinger that is slightly Intriguing but Venom-Less.