Ever wonder what is going on with a person who has split personality? Well, this movie is a suspenseful and thrilling way to that find out.
Split is
an American psychological thriller written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
It stars James McAvoy (Kevin Wendell Crumb), Anya Taylor-Joy (Cassey Cooke),
Betty Buckley (Dr. Karen Fletcher), Haley Lu Richardson (Claire Benoit), and
Jessica Sula (Marcia). It had a world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 26, 2016, and was theatrically released
on January 26, 2017, and was distributed by Universal
Pictures. The movie is a spiritual sequel to a 2000 superhero thriller
film, Unbreakable.
(SPOILER ALERT!!!)
(You've been warned!)
Split
introduces us to Kevin Wendell Crumb, a person who suffers from dissociative identity
disorder and has twenty-three different split personalities. One of his identities, “Dennis”, kidnapped three teenage girls and held them captive in
a cellar. The three girls must find a way to escape before the twenty-fourth
and last personality, The Beast, comes for them.
The film will let us understand the
seriousness of the dissociative identity disorder and how it affects the sufferer,
and how it can become dangerous to other people. A very good movie for people
who majors psychology.
McAvoy demonstrated a fine acting with his
ability to switch from one role to another. He owned every identity that he performed and it
wasn’t difficult to identify which one he was portraying. “Dennis” showed
intimidation and was frighteningly unpredictable. McAvoy made “Hedwig” a bit
adorable as he skillfully delivered the gullible, playful and innocent traits
of the personality. “The Beast” was just straight up terrifying. His performance was
remarkable.
Taylor-Joy was beautifully amazing. She
played her role splendidly. It was easy to feel that her character was
suffering from personal issues throughout the movie which was revealed later in
the story. She made Cassey likable by the way she let the viewers sympathize
with her, displaying her character’s level-headedness, and of course, because of her
angelic face.
The suspense and surprises in the movie did
their job, as the jump scares and nerve-wracking scenes were good, though it wasn’t as scary
and heart-pounding as the other thriller movies. The twists were excellent,
mostly because it was hard to read what’s going on inside the mind of Kevin’s
many split personalities.
Bruce Willis’ cameo was surprising as he
reprised his role as David Dunn from the 2000 film, Unbreakable, which highlighted a connection between the
two movies.
The movie was worth watching. It was easy to
understand, but still wasn’t easy to predict. The flow of the story was good, and I would definitely go and see
its sequel if they will release one.
Rating:
7.5/10
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