Glass

     Strictly for fans of M. Night Shyamalan and his previous films, "Unbreakable" and "Split". Anyone else should stay far, far away. And even the few fans Mr. Shyamalan has left will be disappointed by this weak attempt to create a trilogy out of two films that really had nothing to do with each other.

     By tacking on an ending to "Split", featuring Bruce Willis as the David Dunn character from "Unbreakable", Mr. Shyamalan builds a shaky bridge to "Glass", giving a reason for his three main characters to come together for a big finale. Besides, Mr. Willis recreating his role, James McAvoy returns as Kevin Wendell Crumb, the man with multiple personalities, and Samuel L. Jackson returns as Mr. Glass, the brittle boned villain from "Unbreakable". Also returning from the previous films are Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard. Sarah Paulson joins the cast as a psychologist who ends up treating all three major characters.

           Mr. Shyamalan weakly links his characters together with a highly ambitious storyline that collapses in the final act with a disappointing finale. He does however, create an opportunity for another film to further explore the concepts he introduces here.

            The only real value is Mr. McAvoy, who is amazing to watch as he slips in and out of his multiple personalities. Mr. Jackson spends most of the film seemingly tranquilized and he plays it well. Mr. Willis is restrained to the point you imagine he prefer to be anywhere else besides back in his character. 

             Now that Mr. Shyamalan has gotten this "trilogy" out of his system, maybe can concentrate on returning to the form of his earlier work but for now, his "glass" is empty.