Maybe I am getting picky, maybe I have been spoiled by better movies, maybe I kept going back to "Identity" but Split was not what I was expecting.
The movie is OK if you take it as an exercise in simplicity. Girls get abducted and then things happen. But you become sad when you realize all that this movie could have been and was left at the surface.
Each and every character could have been developed. The very predictable story could oh-so-easily become unpredictable. It is like you find a pot of gold coins but you pick a few because your are too lazy, or easily satisfied, or didn't have the time, to go and take it all.
Case in point is that I could interchange a couple of the victims and the plot would still remain intact.
The only good thing that keeps this movie together is the great interpretation from James McAvoy. He has a pretty complicated character, or sets of characters, and he delivers them all with easy. "Identity" had a far superior plot but the actors had a much easier task, comparatively speaking. For his interpretation alone this movie is worth watching. But unfortunately, for not much more else.
So, if you come to see this movie with low expectations you will be satisfied. If you still remember "Identity", you will suffer with what this movie could have been. If you haven't watch "Identity", you may as well skip Split altogether.
The movie is OK if you take it as an exercise in simplicity. Girls get abducted and then things happen. But you become sad when you realize all that this movie could have been and was left at the surface.
Each and every character could have been developed. The very predictable story could oh-so-easily become unpredictable. It is like you find a pot of gold coins but you pick a few because your are too lazy, or easily satisfied, or didn't have the time, to go and take it all.
Case in point is that I could interchange a couple of the victims and the plot would still remain intact.
The only good thing that keeps this movie together is the great interpretation from James McAvoy. He has a pretty complicated character, or sets of characters, and he delivers them all with easy. "Identity" had a far superior plot but the actors had a much easier task, comparatively speaking. For his interpretation alone this movie is worth watching. But unfortunately, for not much more else.
So, if you come to see this movie with low expectations you will be satisfied. If you still remember "Identity", you will suffer with what this movie could have been. If you haven't watch "Identity", you may as well skip Split altogether.