Split (2017)

Three girls are abducted and held by a man with Disassociative Identity Disorder: sometimes he's a terrifying neat freak, sometimes a solicitous British woman, and sometimes an eager-to-please young boy. One of the girls tries to escape & it doesn't work. Another tries to escape & it doesn't work either. Etc.

I'd heard that this was the Shyamalan "comeback" and that there's a truly surprising twist -- neither of which wound up being true. Yeah, there was a tiny bit at the end that gave M. Night's fans a bit of a nod, but that's it.

Now here's MY idea of what would've been a good twist and, also, what I truly thought was going to happen because it's such an obviously awesome idea (spoiler alert): OK. We were told a few times during the story that those who've suffered to the point of having split personalities may have actually tapped into some supernatural powers. Since we witnessed, via flashback, that Casey -- the last girl standing -- has definitely suffered both traumatic loss and abuse, why not have her split at the time of crisis? The beast is threatening her and, instead of being spared for her scars, an alter should've "taken the light" to protect HER. So simple. So cool. Yeah, yeah -- I enjoyed seeing Bruce as much as the next Unbreakable fan, but my ending's way better. And Bruce could've still tacked on the coda.

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