McAvoy steals the show

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 2017)

Split is a psychological thriller about a man named kevin who suffers from DID and has 23 personalities. One of these many personalities kidnaps three girls and takes them to an unknown location where they must figure out how to survive and what is it that kevin exactly wants with them. Soon Kevins therapist of many years notices some differences in her patient and begins to investigate and stop what may take kevin back from all his progress he has had with her. she thought she knew all there was to know about kevin but she just may learn something new
This movie definitely surprised me and for me gave me a very good viewing of what this director has in regards to talent. I have not seen many of his Classic films but i have heard a ton about all his movies and their "twists". I was enthralled by this movie from start to finish. Shyamalan captured this movie in a brilliant way that allowed his audience to delve in the depths of the movie and understand with their own minds what is really going on. there are exposition scenes throughout but none so heavy that weigh the movie down and bore you. I was very interested in the DID concept of the movie and also the therapists stand on DID and how it plays into the movies end. The movie also had some great humor that did not drain from the mood at all. one moment you could be laughing and then at the next, the very thing you were laughing at suddenly is haunting. Fantastic. As for the twist, I did not find it amazing and i felt like their was no other way for the movie to go but i still enjoyed it none the less.
This movie is captured beautifully and you can definitely feel the grittiness of the thriller in many shots. beautiful camera work.
As for the acting, Number 1, if you have no desire to see the movie then just go see it for the sake of McAvoy. He is phenomenal in every second that he is on the screen. His ability to give life to these personalities is amazing especially because each one of his personalities that makes it on screen appears to be their own BEING. i found myself trying to decipher which personality it was and after the first half of the movie knowing clearly which person he was. even with his scenes where he talks to himself it feels like there honestly are multiple people having a conversation and he doesn't look weird doing it. His performance is so believable and i loved every personality that was on screen. Anya Taylor-Joy was also very into her character and always left me satisfied with her character. her character ark was of much interest to me as well and did not disappoint.
Only thing i did not enjoy about the movie was i felt that the other two girls that were kidnapped were extremely annoying but besides that the movie is visually great, acting is top notch, direction is once again back on top from his streak of not so enjoyable movies.Shyamalan is back and it looks like he is coming with a storm. Go watch the movie