interesting!though could have been better...

Rating: 6/10 (16 April 2017)

the story is so intriguing,i just felt "i have to watch this". it wasn't disappointing,it was rather entertaining but felt weak though.. it s the sort of movies,where i'd picture myself as the director,and start guessing all the ways i would have made a difference,it s because the movie was simply not fulfilling,there is a gap ,a hole in the execution ,... james mc avoy,did some real efforts,however,i must say jake galleynhaal would have been great in this role and maybe would have leveled up the film,...sure james is talented ,unlukily he 's still not Hollywood's spoiled kid ..yet.. now as for the story,it's the metaphor of the human character development through life experiences,and what we call in the movie "the brain's auto defense",the weak would grow into a beast as a way of resistance in a cruel world,the psychiatrist DR.Karen Fletcher,played by Betty Buckley,sympathizes with him :kevin(james mc avoy)and tolerates the split of his personality which she thinks is extraordinary,this one "devilish"thought alienates with kevin 's own estimation of his development ,and consequently empowers his transformation into "the beast",while it was supposed to decline it... kevin goes then from an abused child,to a weak person,to a bullied defenseless teenager,splits in 23 different personalities,each is a unique reflection of his own sense of selfrightousness and demons,seems like kevin is in a struggle,smooth struggle though,for the evil takes off the good in him and finally ends up into a powerful beast full of hate and anger ,goes from self defense to a ruthless attack... kevin is hurt,but so is casey (anya taylor joy)one of the victims he kidnapped(kevin becomes dennis who has twisted intentions and kidnaps three teenage girls),who has been molested in her childhood,casey is so a second perspective,one different vision,one different attitude on dealing with pain,let 's say casey is a good ,healthy transformation of little kevin,she's wise and strong ,has no apparent intention of rebellion or revenge,but an inclination for loneliness and isolation instead,the beast ends up sparing casey for he sees himself in her ,... well, i could go on and on,there are 23 personalities to kevin,there are two versions of damaged humans(casey and kevin),a psychiatrist who thinks her patients are not sick but maybe extraordinary,... Now it's true ,brain may have to develop a second,maybe third and fourth characters in order to deal with the pain and the cruelty of life,the movie is based on pumping up this one idea,to show the process in a row,... there is really a lot to this movie makes me once again confirm "it could have been way better"