Another Great Shyamalan film with a great surprise at the end!

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2019)

Split another actually really good movie from M. Night Shyamalan.
Let's get this started with the best part of the movie, James McAvoy as the 24 personalities (which we don't get to see all of though). He's brilliant, just phenomenal, honestly amazing. If it wasn't for McAvoy's stellar performance this movie wouldn't have been that good, he really carries the movie. The rest of the cast is mostly good. Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, was good, and I thought she was a very intriguing character. The psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, who's played by Betty Buckley was really good too. At first I wasn't sure if I'd like that aspect of the film, but It ended up being one of the best parts of the movie. The other side characters are whatever. Nothing special, nothing really to talk about. The other 2 kidnapped girls, which I can't remember the names are just the cliched characters, I didn't care for them at all, and they were honestly a little annoying, but I think that was their purpose.
There isn't too much to dissect story wise. I mean it's a pretty simple plot, with some twists and turns along the way, but nothing too amazing. It was pretty exciting at moments though. I think the start was kinda slow, and the weakest part, but once it picks up it really gets great.
Throughout the movie there were some flashbacks, and at first I was a little confused about these. What was the point? They were just little tiny tidbits every once in a while, and then at the end you realize why they were here the whole time. It explains some stuff about the characters, and it's shown when it's relevant to the story. I thought it was very well done, and it goes into some surprisingly dark territory.
If I'd have to look at the horror elements I'd say it fails in that aspect. It isn't scary, it's more of a thriller. The cinematography is great, and there are some horror elements, but it was never really enough. The same thing goes with the score from West Dylan Thordson. It has some horror elements, and I think it's really good for the most part, but it didn't enhance the scene enough to make it scary. However the set design is great, and it gives a creepy atmosphere, but I still didn't wasn't scary, or even that creepy. I mean if it was labeled as a horror I was expecting some scarier stuff, but this is a very minor problem for me, because I mean the horror wouldn't have really made the movie that much better, it would've just heightened an already really good movie for me.
The third act when it all comes together was surprisingly good. The movie doesn't feed you a lot of information, it lets you interpret it for yourself, which I really liked. Once we get to the finale and everything starts getting revealed and everything happens I really just loved it. I do think however that there are some inconsistencies with the hoard. Also earlier there's something a certain character could've done to save themselves, but they don't for some reason. Also I do feel like the ending was a bit sudden, but I really don't have any other complaints though. The final scene was seriously so exciting though to see that certain character appear.
Overall I really enjoyed this movie. I think James McAvoy gives a phenomenal performance. He truly is amazing. I loved the creepy atmosphere the movie has. The cinematography and score are just really good. I was constantly engaged and intrigued. I liked how the movie gave you little hints, and never really explained what really happens. It lets you think about these moments, and then it call clicks. Even though I have some minor problems with the film, I still really enjoyed it, and I think the it was very well done. Also again the finale is awesome!
8/10