Split was the biggest surprise of 2017 for me, partly because M. Night Shyamalan can make movie on both sides of the spectrum, some are masterpieces(Sixth Sense, Unbreakable), some are bottomless pits of garbage(Last Airbender, After Earth, The Happening). When I found out this was a low budget thriller, I was immediately hooked, because it's a style Shyamalan utilized before with The Visit. Having to work with very little money, especially comparing to his other work, Shyamalan was able to construct a subtle, intense, brilliantly acted, and incredibly shot film with the one of the best performances from James McAvoy and a slow study of a character with DID on steroids. The ending is Shyamalan's second best. It's pointless not spoiling it, Glass just came out, so let me say that I was shocked beyond comprehension. It got a bit over-the-top with the beast being real and crawling on walls, taking bullets, and crushing people's bodies but the twist fixed everything. Since this is a supervillain origin story, all of the over-the-top aspects of the film became automatically fixed and more appreciated. Watch this one, guys.
Review of Split
