The best Shyamalan Film.

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2019)

Woah, I was genuinely surprised with this film. The movie follows David Dunn (Bruce Willis) after a deadly train accident where he was the sole survivor, and was left with no scratches. Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) who's nicknamed Mr. Glass for his condition which makes his bones extremely fragile, believes that David has abilities, that could make him a super hero. I think the premise is pretty simple, the movie is surprisingly short despite the slow pace. There's barely any action till the end, but I never felt bored. I was just too invested with the characters.
Bruce Willis isn't that great of an actor, but he gives one of his strongest performances in this film. Samuel L. Jackson absolutely kills it in this role. I don't want to give too much away from this character, but he's absolutely brilliant, I seriously loved him. All the performances are just solid, even David's son Joseph (Spencer Treat Clark) does a good job.
All the superficial aspects of the movie are good or amazing. James Newton Howard's score is beautiful, and I love the main theme. The cinematography is amazing. All the scenes have long shots, with barely any cuts. You just really get sucked in looking at these characters with no cuts. They did some really creative things with lighting and color grading which I really liked. I mean there really isn't anything to complain about the technical aspects.
What really made the movie so amazing for me was just how good David Dunn and Elijah Price were, and the storyline. M. Night Shyamalan does a fantastic job of building tension in the story with seemingly simple stuff. I mean he made walking down stairs intense. These characters are just really well developed. We see David Dunn struggling with his marriage, and he's just missing something in his life. Elijah Price's backstory is set up very well, and I was just very intrigued by his character.
This movie really deconstructs the superheroes stories. It isn't a traditional super hero film. Like I mentioned before there's barely any action, it's really grounded. Elijah mentions comic books multiple times, and explains these stories. He believes in them, and I think the way they set up the story was very well. There are little hints, and an excellent set up for the finale, and final twist of the film. Once the twist came, WOAH, I mean it makes complete sense.
I don't really have too much to discuss about this movie because I don't want to spoil it. If you're not a fan of slowly paced movies, more of a psychological thriller, you probably won't enjoy this movie. If you really enjoy these slower movies, with well developed characters, and interesting themes like presented in this movie, you'll really enjoy this movie.
My only complaints with the movie are the finale, and some plot convenience. While I didn't find the finale as disappointing, or underwhelming as other people did, and I was fairly satisfied, it just kind of ends. I mean I felt like there could've been a little bit more in the ending. David Dunn's arc is complete, and the story is pretty much finished, it's not really left incomplete. I just felt like it needed another scene to really finish wrapping things up. Also my other little problem with the film was some of the things feeling a bit too convenient, but it isn't done nearly enough for it to be anything more than a minor problem. Another thing I'd like to add are some things being left unexplained, but I never found it to be a real issue.
Overall I honestly love this movie. I think it's extremely well directed, especially with the cinematography. The themes and story are engaging. All the characters are well realized and developed. It has an amazing twist. And despite its simplicity, it really has some deeper and mature moments, and it really breaks down superheroes.
9.3/10