Glass
Third film in Shyamalan's Unbreakable trilogy after Split brings all characters together
The brief
Shyamalan's ambitious conclusion to his Unbreakable trilogy feels like watching someone fumble a perfect setup in agonizing slow motion. McAvoy continues to be genuinely unnerving as the multi-personality Beast, but the film gets bogged down in psychiatric hospital tedium and heavy-handed mythology that drains all the mystery from what made Unbreakable so effective. The pacing crawls when it should soar, turning what should be a superhero showdown into something closer to a very expensive therapy session. For die-hard fans of Unbreakable who need closure, but probably skip if you're looking for the tight, eerie storytelling of Shyamalan's best work.
The verdict
If you're a devoted fan of Unbreakable who craves closure to the trilogy and can appreciate McAvoy's unsettling multi-personality performance, this delivers the answers you've been waiting for. If you expect the tight pacing and eerie mystery that made Shyamalan's early work so effective, you'll likely find this a slow, heavy-handed disappointment that turns superhero mythology into tedious therapy sessions.
Watch with
- 👤 Solo viewing for Shyamalan completists
- ⚠️ Skip unless you've seen Unbreakable first
Heads up
- Psychological manipulation and abuse (moderate)
- Violence involving people with mental illness (moderate)
- Psychiatric hospital confinement themes (frequent)
Credits
- Director
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast
- James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard
Official synopsis
In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
The Double
Make a night of it
Pair this with Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
Both explore fractured minds and multiple personalities within dark psychological narratives.
Total runtime: 2h 09m + 2h 18m = 4h 27m
