Review of Split (2017) by Dirigiblepulp — 24 Feb 2017

McAvoy is just as good as advertised and if The Visit (because of its found footage premise) or his last two films left any doubt, Shymalan is still a world-class director.

The plot here doesn't always work. It has directorial and scene to scene momentum but it doesn't go anywhere new or deliver in any completely satisfying way (those manipulative flashbacks aren't great).

I'm not sure how to feel about the "secret" ending. I guess it works fine but these two movies inhabit different worlds to me. A great "beast" doesn't really make sense in the Unbreakable universe. I'm not sure blending these two films is going to work.