Paige Diwa

If I could give this zero stars, I would. This movie Made me lose interest right away, characters aren’t even fleshed out, made me feel like I was watching those Halloween special movies with a low budget (the effects weren’t bad, it’s just what they chose to use as a scare tactic as well as the quality of the writing). Made me wonder how on earth this screenplay got approved. Annabelle Wallis (the actress for Madison) delivered a lacking performance, I wasn’t convinced that she was her character, her performance didn’t feel realistic, in fact this entire film didn’t feel realistic. I wasn’t scared at all, it seems that the writer relied on jump scares, overused situations, and a “scary” villain with a “scary” voice. Seriously. A horrible film that you’d end up wasting time for. Maddy Hasson, the actress for Madison’s sister isn’t convincing as well, she didn’t truly feel like a woman who is concerned for the wellbeing of her sister. Gabriel is like those cheap scare animatronics you could buy online, the kind that you wouldn’t even be spooked by even for a second, he’s a dollar store ghost face. Don’t get me started on the useless side story between the detective and that extremely forgettable character, there’s not even an ounce of chemistry I could sniff out— or McKenna graces performance as young maddy, though I will spare her a bit of what I have to say since her poor performance is partial to the writer and director (it was so direct that it was funny). I understand that this film was going for a seventies/eighties approach however I’d say that it was poorly executed, I’ve seen films with this kind of vibe but they were much better than malignant. Just found out that the writer also wrote the conjuring movies, what the hell.

I'm giving a 3.9, maybe even a 4.5-- if it weren't for that empty feeling I had midway through the film. Shyamalan is an amazing film writer and director, though I will admit that this film was unfulfilling in comparison to his full potential, even if I am detaching from the fact that I am an avid fan of his work and a person who is very critical when it comes to criticizing and were to look at it through the average watcher, it would still feel a little empty. I understand the message it was trying to convey and yes, it's ending first tastes bitter but eventually you'll settle and appreciate it, Split was an amazing film and so was Unbreakable, both of them were very well executed, Glass on the other hand felt silly, I felt as though I was watching a marvel movie instead of one of Shyamalans work, which yes, of course, when you hear that coming from me you'd say "obviously, it talks about super heros" however the kind of marvel I'm referring to is their newer editions, the recent releases which lacked soul and genuine quality in comparison to it's predecessors. I don't think this film is bad, just less fulfilling. Acting was good (Its just that the actress for the doctor felt very cartoony), the music and sound design had me immersed, so as the camera shots, the ending just felt rushed.