Very good indeed

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2017)

So the plot dives right in with McAvoy's character kidnapping the girls within the first 5 minutes of the movie. Shyamalan then proceeds to establish the premise of the movie, furthering the plot by explaining the personality and past of Anya Taylor-Joy's protagonist role as Casey Cooke. He also explores McAvoy's antagonist character through his relationship with a psychiatrist and the therapy sessions they share. The movie builds to an intense crescendo with a face off at the end between Casey Cooke and the Beast with a mild twist of sorts. However the end product is more mild than anything else. It lacks the spice of M.Night's works from the early 2000s and although I enjoyed most of the film thoroughly,the ending left my appetite unsatisfied. There was a lens of irritating vagueness or obscurity over the ending which left me feeling a little unhappy. Further plot development would've been interesting, although I have no doubt that at least a few great scenes were probably discarded in the editing room. McAvoy and Taylor-Joy do a fantastic job playing their respective characters. McAvoy in particular managed to capture the demeanour and subtle differences between all of the different personalities with great detail. As always, with M.Night movies, brilliant cinematography, great background music and the usual twist are all to be expected. All in all, as a total package, the movie is quite good and definitely worth a watch.