A great psychological thriller

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2017)

I have heard good buzz about this film and I wanted to see this film even though I am not a big fan of horror films. But I really enjoyed this film especially since it is actually a psychological thriller instead of a horror film. The premise of this film sees three young girls get kidnapped by a man who has 23 different personalities. James McAvoy plays the guy with the different personalities and he is absolutely amazing in this film, this is one of the most unique performances I have ever seen. He plays all these different personalities flawlessly, he has many different personalities he has to be and he gives different unique performances for each one and it proves he is one of the best actors around today. Anna Taylor joy plays the main girl in the film and she does a great job, you care about her situation and you want to see her survive the ordeal because she has a bit of edge to her and it makes her a pretty interesting character in this film. The other girls she is captured with are pretty good in the film too and I thought McAvoy's doctor was good in the film as well. The story has a great story seeing these girls especially the main one trying to survive this unique experience while trying to use some of McAvoy's nicer personalities against him. However, there are really pointless flashbacks used in this film about the main girl and they just don't do anything for the film and come across as pointless and just filler. Also I think too much time was spent with the doctor that could have meant more time with McAvoy and the girls which is more interesting. The script has great dialogue that especially McAvoy delivers superbly, there is allot of drama but subtle humour as well that does work. The style of the film is very slow paced but I thought it was interesting for the majority. Unfortunately there is just a few too many exposition scenes with the doctor that I didn't care for and the last 20 mins did feel more like a generic horror film that did upset me. Overall this film is a great watch if you like slower more intelligent thriller films then this is a must watch for you.