TomOpus

I really enjoyed this movie. There is some great acting by McAvoy and Taylor-Joy. She has such a great face, even when she's not saying anything. Her character does have some childhood flashbacks periodically throughout the movie that provides a little bit of a backstory to explain why some things happen during the movie in regards to her.

There's one thing I was curious about, which happened during the kidnapping.


The "reveal" at the end (see fumanstan's spoiler) was kind of hinted at during the movie. But it was kinda cool to see without knowing about it ahead of time.

While I enjoyed the movie, it's not one I would run out and see again. I will catch it on DVD/Blu just to see the extras. But it's a well-made movie with great sets (though minimal) and two really nice performances (okay, McAvoy gives 8 nice performances )

fumanstan

Sorry, I was trying to figure out how to phrase it to give some sort of hint without giving it away.

Mike86

I think I'll check this out this weekend. Glad Shyamalan has been making a comeback with decent films.

Mondo Kane

Seriously, it was the most unexpected thing I've ever seen in a movie---Aside from Divine giving head in Pink Flamingos

hanshotfirst1138

So the twist is that critics walk out of this one and actually like it .

mdc3000

Liked it but didn't love it - overlong and a bit indulgent. I did think the performances were great and M. Night knows how to create tension and frame a nice looking shot. The hook at the end made me like the movie MORE than I was initially...it just sort of reframes the way you look at the movie and worked a bit better in that light IMO. 3/5 - not something I need to see again anytime soon but overall worth seeing.

Mike86

Fuck what a great film this was. McAvoy just owns his performance and carries the movie. Not that the acting from the rest of the cast is bad but he was just fantastic. Loved the surprise at the end. So glad to see Shyamalan making good films again.

csant

I really enjoyed this movie and loved the tie in at the end. Looking forward to see where they take it from here.

Dr. DVD

Just caught this one today. McAvoy and Taylor-Joy both did great jobs. I truly hope she doesn't fall into the glamour girl trap that happened to Lindsey Lohan as she has true talent. I will admit that I initially didn't like

I haven't seen a credits scene that had me drop my jaw much before, but that one did..

dsa_shea

I read that

LiquidSky

Strong performances by James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Betty Buckley.

Dr. DVD

I wonder if

milo bloom

I just read the spoiler on another site and now I'm actually interested in seeing this. I haven't been interested in Shyamalan's work in ages, but this might be neat to see.

Noonan

Right? I had no plan on seeing this anytime soon so I looked at some spoilers. Stopped reading as soon as I saw what it's in relation to. Now I absolutely need to see this.

Why wouldn't they let that be known though? Would have made many more people (like myself) interested in seeing it.

TomOpus

I'm glad I knew nothing of the spoiler. It's nice to be totally surprised at the end of a movie.

Dr. DVD

I'm glad they didn't publicize the

Mr. Flix

Ugh, I wish I had avoided this thread before seeing the movie. Rant:



Now, a question:


One final thought:

EdTheRipper

At the screening my son and I were at, I am fairly sure that I was about the only one that had any sort of reaction to the reveal. It was a pretty young crowd though, so I'm guessing they just had no idea as to what was going on.

Goldberg74

You missed something big...
I was explaining the movie to my wife (who is not a fan of scary films), something clicked that linked a repeatedlybspoken line and the last twist:Surprised I didn't make the connection earlier.

Dr. DVD

I think I was one of the few people who had a major reaction to the twist at the end. However, I'm hoping that inspires others to go out and discover what makes it special . MNS has said he's not going to go too large with his follow up movie as he knows the fan base is small compared to other properties. As long as it gets made the way he intends, I'm happy.

Goldberg74

i audibly cheered and clapped! Took the movie from a 3.5 star to a 4.5!!!

movieking

Enjoyed the movie.

Hazel Motes

I think M Night has at least 2 or 3 personalities in him. There's no other explanation as to how he can make so much shit and then randomly come out with a gem like this. I really liked it. It's a shame a film like this will never get any award recognition because McAvoy should get an Oscar nom for this, he was fantastic.

movieking

McAvoy was definitely outstanding in this. What could have been a disaster was done extremely well.

redrum

Wow that very last scene "twist" is something i would of never saw coming and i loved it (I really like that movie though)

Even without that I thought the movie was good and ya McAvoy was amazing