Surprisingly Better than Advertised

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2019)

I'm no film buff and I don't feel compelled to write reviews all that often. I'm not one to eagerly await the next blockbuster title and paw over the critical reviews before I decide if it's worth my buck. I bide my time and wait for the streaming release - 'Split' would otherwise have passed me by. And that would have been a huge mistake on my part. This film grows and grows - and grows into a psychotic thriller of great proportions. The character building runs alongside the present day plot with twists and turns - but that doesn't detract from the story line - it serves to enhance it at the right intervals. The sense and feeling of foreboding seeps throughout with echoes of a 'Silence of the Lambs'-type menace. The acting and typecasting is spot on and the characters themselves are quite believable in their respective roles. In all, certainly worth my buck!