Split

Split 

Rating 6.5 out of 10

I found this movie rather interesting from the previews.  Was on the fence whether I wanted to see it or not.  The fact that it was written and directed by M. Night Shymalan pushed me over the edge.  His first movie (The Sixth Sense) is one of my all time favorites and I keep hoping he will come close to replicating that magic.  This is a good movie although nothing like Sixth Sense.

The movie is pretty cut and dry from the trailers.  Three teenage girls get kidnapped from a mall parking lot.  When they wake up they are in some sort of basement dungeon.  A very strange man is there holding the key.  Quickly we realize this strange guy has several different personalities.  One more creepy than the next.  Mixed in the story is the mans relationship with his psychiatrist as she tries to figure this guy out.

James McAvoy gives an award winning performance as the guy with many personalities.  I'm kinda surprised they released this movie in early January.  Too late for a possible Oscar nod and so early in 2017 that the movie will be forgotten by next years nominations.

I was entertained although I would never want to see it again.  The theme of the movie along with an (unseen) child abuse would make a second viewing tough.