Review of Glass (2019) by Moviemitch96 — 18 Jan 2019

So I was really looking forward to this once it was revealed that the films 'Unbreakable' and 'Split' were tied together and that Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson's characters from 'Unbreakable'would be meeting James McAvoy's from 'Split'.

For those unfamiliar with the stories to both those films, in 'Unbreakable', Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson play individuals with unique traits and abilities. Having gone his whole life surviving several severe accidents and realizing he just might be immortal, David Dunn (Willis) uses his superhuman strength and psychic abilities for good and helping others, while a fragile and crippled man named Elijah Price (Jackson) acts as a resentful villain to Willis's hero.

In 'Split', McAvoy plays Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man who not only kidnaps young women, but also happens to have multiple personality disorder, one of these personalities being a large, dangerous, and aggressive one known as 'The Beast.

' This film unites these three characters together and ultimately pits them against one another. While this premise had been in the making for years and sounded so cool as an idea and the way it was teased at the end of 'Split', I have to say that I was quite underwhelmed with the execution of said idea in this film.

I really felt like it had great potential, but this film really took forever to get moving at a decent pace and mostly felt like build-up and set-up, with the final half hour being the only somewhat exciting portion of the film.

It just seemed to take a while to find its footing and wasn't sure what it wanted to be. Another thriller? Another action film? A drama? It certainly felt like a drama to me, as it took forever to get into the action and thriller elements that made 'Unbreakable' and 'Split' pretty solid films.

I will say that as expected, the acting from all was outstanding, with McAvoy once again juggling and shifting back and forth between so many different personalities and expressions seamlessly, and Willis and Jackson both having some great and worthwhile moments of their own as well.

Overall, the acting was definitely a highlight, and on paper, the premise sounded so perfect and cool, but the film's uncertainty with its pacing and exactly what genre it wanted to be or stick with made it fall short of my hopes and expectations unfortunately.

But if for anything, see it for the nostalgia from Willis and Jackson, as well as for McAvoy's brilliant performance (or should I say performances thanks to his multiple personalities.) Seriously, he's easily steals the show, just as he did in 'Split'! Oh and of course, since it is M.

Night Shyamalan directing again, you're right to expect some sort of twist at the end.