SPLIT

Plot:

After a gathering at a restaurant among schoolmates, Claire (Richardson) and her good friend Marcia (Sula) are reluctantly urged by Casey's dad to offer their mysterious classmate Casey (Taylor-Joy) a ride home since she was left stranded. While loading up the car the father is knocked out and the three girls are abducted by a man (McAvoy) who they will soon find out has multiple personalities. During their captivity the teens realize that he has twenty three personalities, from different guys, a few women and a kid. When he is not watching over his captives, he visits with his psycho therapist Dr. Fletcher (Buckley) who tries to help him with suppressing the many characters that reside within him only to learn that there is yet one more to be revealed known only as The Beast. The three young ladies must use all their survival instincts so that they will not encounter this monster.


Reel Talk:

This thriller written and directed by M.Night Shyamalan about a kidnapper with multiple personalities had me watching it with multiple personalities also like, Drowsy, Sleepy, Confused and Unfazed. This movie is slow moving in most scenes which also leads to being confusing as to where the film is leading you. The cast is dull with the exception of James McAvoy who does a good job juggling the various personalities.This film like most of M. Night Shyamalan's movies builds you up to an unfulfilled ending. This is one you can wait to catch on cable and save your bucks.

Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula, Sebastian Arcelus, Brad William Henke, Betty Buckley and Izzie Coffey
Directed by:M. Night Shyamalan
Rated: PG-13

I give it 2 and a half eaten corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER