Night Shyamalan creation, hit-N-miss drama with a long running time.

Rating: Null/10 (8 November 2017)

I watched this at home on BluRay from my local library.
As several reviewers have already written Night Shyamalan, who started out so well, in fact "Unbreakable" is one of my favorite movies, made some real stinkers after a few early hits. So "Split" is a return to form, sort of.
I didn't count the number of personalities, they say it is 23, but James McAvoy is really, really good as the several distinctly different split personalities. As the movie begins one dad is giving a ride home for his daughter and two friends and, as he finishes loading the trunk of the car someone comes up, drugs him, and drives away with the three girls. It is one of those many personalities.
I liked the first 20 minutes or so, and I liked the last 20 minutes or so. The vast hour+ middle has a lot of talking, either the abductor with his psychiatrist or the abductor with his captives. Some things do happen but the great middle of the movie moves very deliberately.
Who would really like this movie? Those who like a good character study above all. Shyamalan likes "twists" and there are some but mostly unnecessary to the core story of a man fighting with his demons and three young girls trying to regain their freedom.
I particularly enjoyed the young actress Anya Taylor-Joy as one of the girls, Casey. Not so much for her acting, which was fine, but she has these wide-set eyes and lips so perfect that they look like they were carved by an artist. Just a totally unique look.
Plus I am a fan of Haley Lu Richardson who was one of the girls, Claire. I have seen her in several movies and she is simply a very good actress.
SPOILERS: In the end we find that the girls had been held in an underground maintenance area in the Philadelphia zoo, someone found them and the survivors were freed.