Review of Glass (2019) by Criticalbwep — 11 Feb 2019

Shyamalan's take on the popular superhero franchise truly stands out from the rest, making an overall intriguing and original movie. Despite this, I'm ashamed to admit that I was disappointed on after my first viewing of the film, as I expected so much more from the last movie in the 'Unbreakable' trilogy.

The positives of 'Glass' really do shine, however, I found that the movie dragged, and the poor pacing was the movie's largest and most noticeable flaw. James McAvoy returning as Kevin and the other personalities was a real pleasure to see; his performance was fantastic.

Although McAvoy stole the spotlight, every character in the movie, even supporting characters, played a significant role and made the film work. Although I would have loved to have seen more from certain characters, their setup during at least the first half an hour of the movie was done perfectly.

For me, the movie started to lose momentum around the middle. The pace was much slower and it was hard to understand where the film was actually going. It is until the end where it makes sense and for me, the film's finale saved it from becoming painfully average.

Overall, M. Night Shyamalan has made a decent follow up to the previous films. It is certainly not a bad movie; it is a good movie, even though I felt disappointed after my first impressions of 'Glass'.

I am satisfied with the way it turned out.