Glass
M. Night Shyamalan brings together the narratives of Split and Unbreakable. Returning are Bruce Willis, James McAvoy and Samuel L. Jackson.
Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds David Dunn (Willis) pursuing Kevin Wendell Crumb’s (McAvoy) superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Elijah Price (Jackson) emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
- Director:
- M. Night Shyamalan ('The Sixth Sense', 'Unbreakable', 'Split')
- Writer:
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast:
- Bruce WillisJames McAvoySamuel L. JacksonAnya Taylor-JoySarah PaulsonSpencer Treat ClarkCharlayne WoodardLuke Kirby
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressThe movie, watchable as it is, is still a disappointment, because it extends and belabours the conceits of "Unbreakable" without the sensation of mystical dark discovery that made that film indelible.
Vanity Fair
pressI left Glass feeling less annoyed by Shyamalan doing his thing than I may have in the past. It's actually a little fun to have him around again, demanding our awe.
Total Film
pressThis is clearly one 'for the fans', but those fans might have had their hearts set on a more rousing conclusion.
Time Out
pressThe Sixth Sense, still his only great film, is also a therapy psychodrama, but whereas that ghost story reckoned with bedrock matters of loss and child abuse, Glass assumes that we're all going to lean in at dialogue about comic books.
The Times
pressAll this pseudish cultural analysis robs the story of its emotion. It's not the lack of action, it's the lack of feeling that's the problem.
Stuff
pressI've always been a Glass half-full fan of Shyamalan, but this drab disappointment has shattered my faith.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThough satisfying enough to work at the multiplex, it doesn't erase memories of the ways that even movies before the abjectly awful After Earth and The Last Airbender made us wary of the words "a film by M. Night Shyamalan."
FilmInk
press...well made, well acted, gorgeously shot film that is worth a look, but for audience members invested in these stories, in these characters, it may prove a somewhat sluggish and deflating experience.
Empire Magazine
pressEssentially a Split sequel with an Unbreakable topping, this is weaker than either of those films but still has a decent amount of entertaining and creepy sequences, most of them due to McAvoy's high-commitment performance.
Unbreakable was an iffy concept executed almost-brilliantly. Split was an even iffier concept executed well-enough to not entirely suck. Glass is either a good concept badly executed, or a bad idea executed rather well: I honestly can't decide. It's enjoyable enough, and (by mainstream standards) odd enough, to merit a watch but somehow it just doesn't...
It's predecessors propel it forward with spot-on performances, directing and cinematography; but doesn't go far on its own with an unsatisfying third act (and conclusion).
With The Sixth Sense (1999) and Unbreakable (2000), writer/director M. Night Shyamalan delivered a one-two punch of great movies. Unbreakable especially blew me away, with its meandering arthouse sensibility, languorous long-takes, stylised realism, all in service of what turned out to be a thoughtful, adult take on a superhero origin tale. Then, Shyamalan...
How incredibly underwhelming. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy return with their supporting cast from Unbreakable and Split for this cross-over finale, Glass, but fail to meet the high expectations of the audience. The film struggled with combining the clashing genres of its predecessors. With Unbreakable being a suspenseful drama while...
Variety
pressThe movie, watchable as it is, is still a disappointment, because it extends and belabours the conceits of "Unbreakable" without the sensation of mystical dark discovery that made that film indelible.
Vanity Fair
pressI left Glass feeling less annoyed by Shyamalan doing his thing than I may have in the past. It's actually a little fun to have him around again, demanding our awe.
Total Film
pressThis is clearly one 'for the fans', but those fans might have had their hearts set on a more rousing conclusion.
Time Out
pressThe Sixth Sense, still his only great film, is also a therapy psychodrama, but whereas that ghost story reckoned with bedrock matters of loss and child abuse, Glass assumes that we're all going to lean in at dialogue about comic books.
The Times
pressAll this pseudish cultural analysis robs the story of its emotion. It's not the lack of action, it's the lack of feeling that's the problem.
Stuff
pressI've always been a Glass half-full fan of Shyamalan, but this drab disappointment has shattered my faith.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThough satisfying enough to work at the multiplex, it doesn't erase memories of the ways that even movies before the abjectly awful After Earth and The Last Airbender made us wary of the words "a film by M. Night Shyamalan."
FilmInk
press...well made, well acted, gorgeously shot film that is worth a look, but for audience members invested in these stories, in these characters, it may prove a somewhat sluggish and deflating experience.
Empire Magazine
pressEssentially a Split sequel with an Unbreakable topping, this is weaker than either of those films but still has a decent amount of entertaining and creepy sequences, most of them due to McAvoy's high-commitment performance.
Unbreakable was an iffy concept executed almost-brilliantly. Split was an even iffier concept executed well-enough to not entirely suck. Glass is either a good concept badly executed, or a bad idea executed rather well: I honestly can't decide. It's enjoyable enough, and (by mainstream standards) odd enough, to merit a watch but somehow it just doesn't...
It's predecessors propel it forward with spot-on performances, directing and cinematography; but doesn't go far on its own with an unsatisfying third act (and conclusion).
With The Sixth Sense (1999) and Unbreakable (2000), writer/director M. Night Shyamalan delivered a one-two punch of great movies. Unbreakable especially blew me away, with its meandering arthouse sensibility, languorous long-takes, stylised realism, all in service of what turned out to be a thoughtful, adult take on a superhero origin tale. Then,...
How incredibly underwhelming. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy return with their supporting cast from Unbreakable and Split for this cross-over finale, Glass, but fail to meet the high expectations of the audience. The film struggled with combining the clashing genres of its predecessors. With Unbreakable being a suspenseful drama while...
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