The trailer for this film immediately captured my attention, and
mainly because it starred James McAvoy, who is one of my favorite actors.
However, the PG-13 rating had me a little worried, as did M. Shylamalan in the
director's chair. Shylamalan doesn't have the best track record with films,
sometimes missing the mark on films that should have been great, i.e. After
Earth and The Last Airbender. I was willing to take my chances with this film,
but feeling like I would likely leave the theater more disappointed than not
~shrugs.
Not a bad movie at
all, and I have to give most of the credit to the performance of McAvoy, who
put it down playing the multiple personalities of the character Kevin Wendell
Crumb. He was what made this movie as entertaining and interesting as it was.
McAvoy outshined everyone, including the 3 teenage girls his character held
captive. They were so forgettable...smh. The subplots in the story was good,
but I wish we could have gotten more background of Kevin. Although this film
had a PG-13 rating, it pushed its limits and was still able to be thrilling.
Although I think an R-rating would have given this film the little something
extra it needed, I was still entertained...for the most part. I think I enjoyed
everything about this film, except for the end. I guess I was supposed to take
away something from the last few scenes, but it kind of felt like the movie
gave up. The character Casey was so deer in the headlights in every scene, it
was a little annoying...smh. Also I never watched the film Unbreakable, which
it seems this film is the second installment for that film. So the last scene
was over my head.
Split wasn't bad.
McAvoy's performance was everything, but unfortunately almost everyone else
around him didn't match his work. However he held it down and is enough to get
you into the theater to see it...B+
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