Split is the new film by M. Night Shyamalan which follows a man with dissociative identity disorder as he abducts three teenage girls.
James McAvoy is brilliant as the man with 23 characters. He shows a master class of how to portray different characters, not just vocally, but physically. The small facial and structural movements he makes to distinguish between each character is expertly done. If Split had been released a month earlier I would expect McAvoy to be getting awards nominations, but seeing as it was released mid-January, he sadly won't be recognized.
The story I found to be interesting but I found one tough subplot to have been mishandled, but luckily not thematically.
There are several connections I can see between this and last year's 10 Cloverfield Lane. Mainly in that it is about a strong female character who is held against her will underground and the full picture is not revealed until late in the film. There is another connection that I won't get into here due to spoilers.
In short: Split is a tense, well made thriller.
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