Glass

I don't believe for a minute that Shyamalan intended Unbreakable to be the first picture in a trilogy. Nothing in that movie indicated that he had anything more for the story in mind. That actually makes it all the more impressive that he was able to tie it together with Split and develop this movie as a third installment in what appears to be an ad hoc series. This entry deftly unifies the second story with the first, and then gives the current narrative a life of its own, informed by but not restricted by the earliest work. With all that put together, the ultimate result here--and it does seem "ultimate" given how things go--is a strong entry into the mix, one that serves as a real showcase for McAvoy's ability to inhabit multiple characters in one role (without having to bother with introductory trappings, which make his transitions all the more seamless and impressive). The story also contains interesting meditations on the nature off comic book characters, what they are and what they represent, and this flick arguably gets right what so many of the other superhero films--particularly the biggest fish in the ocean--get dead wrong. I know that other boy from Philadelphia gets kicked around a lot, but I give credit where it's due: Shyamalan has lifted himself back up and made himself, again, a filmmaker to watch. That too is the act of a special person.