NO SPOILERS HERE!!! I felt the need to emphasize that fact, because as with M.Night Shyamalan movies, they have a tendency to be defined by the last plot points of the story. Without mentioning any kinds of reveals, depending on your opinions, the ending plot points will make you either go "you've got to be kidding me" in either a negative light, or a positive one. I myself thought it was a rewarding ending, but results may vary.
For a psychological thriller about three girls who are held captive by someone who appears to have a multiple personality disorder, it's actually a pretty solid movie. Sure, there will be those who might feel that this is an inappropriate representation for those with that kind of a disorder, but I don't think that was the intention of the filmmakers. Sure, there will be those who might find the movie boring for it's deliberately slow pacing, but I thought it was successfully just taking it's time to build up the tension to the eventual conclusion; without the need to overplay jump scares too.
Patience and many leap of faiths are definitely needed to fully enjoy this movie, although I think it moved things along well enough, by giving us compelling scenes of the girls trying to escape, and the scenes of them interacting with their captor. The movie also has a welcome sense of self-awareness, and isn't afraid to toss in some levity here and there to balance out the suspense; like McAvoy acting like he is 9 years old.
Speaking of acting, kudos to Anya Taylor-Joy for her excellent role as Casey, and James McAvoy is fascinating to watch playing multiple roles in the movie. McAvoy may not be as good as Tatiana Maslany is in "Orphan Black," but he is still pretty effective in acting differently enough to define the various personalities. These two actors alone made it worth it to watch this movie, even if you were already spoiled about the ending.
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