I saw this on Friday and been grappling with my thoughts on it since. I loved 70% of it, and I mean loved. The first encounter between David and The Beast was pretty much everything I had hoped for since Split. Despite all of the grappling, I loved the way the fight was filmed and the way it ended with them running toward each other before being interrupted I just loved. I really liked the 2nd act also, but I found David doubting his abilities after using them on a nightly basis for 19 years hard to believe.
The 3rd act was unfortunately a let down, and the 30% I didn’t like I pretty much hated. I did like the resolution of Glass’s plan and how it played out, but the secret society thing was just plain dumb, and I didn’t like it at all. I found Kevin and David’s deaths underwhelming also, despite spoiling myself on them, I was hoping I would like them in execution more, I didn’t. I also thought the final fight was a little underwhelming after the previous build up, like movie itself, it had great moments mixed with stupid ones.
It’s a bit of a shame as this could have been an amazing trilogy, but I remember saying when this was announced that I would have preferred Shyamalan do a different movie in between and take a little more time with this one, And I stand by it, as parts of the movie felt rushed, especially towards the end.
I will say though I liked all of the cast, with McAvoy and Jackson really standing out, and did like how most of the action was filmed, but overall I can’t help but feel a little disappointed in the final product. 6.5/10, and the worst movie in the trilogy for me.