Split
Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 20, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 48 Critic Reviews
Positive:
31
Mixed:
13
Negative:
4
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
40
The New YorkerAnthony LaneJan 23, 2017
In short, we are watching an old-fashioned exploitation flick — part of a depleted and degrading genre that not even M. Night Shyamalan, the writer and director of Split, can redeem. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJan 20, 2017
Shyamalan is a one-trick pony who needs to find a new rodeo. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottJan 19, 2017
Split is lurid and ludicrous, and sometimes more than a little icky in its prurient, maudlin interest in the abuse of children. It’s also absorbing and sometimes slyly funny. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJan 19, 2017
If Split does one thing, it's to show that "The Visit" wasn't a fluke. If it does another thing, it's to make me intrigued to see what he has in store for us next. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsAmy RoweJan 19, 2017
Split smacks of the director’s past fare, and its suspenseful, scary tone recalls "The Sixth Sense." When Shyamalan embraces his identity as a horror director with a knack for surprises, more fun is had by all. Read full review
60
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoJan 19, 2017
Split is never as clever or poignant as it thinks it is, but James McAvoy won't let it be forgotten, either. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJan 19, 2017
For all the outrageousness of Kevin’s alters, the movie falls oddly flat: less tantalizingly enigmatic “et cetera” than “blah blah blah.” Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJan 19, 2017
while every detail matters, they don’t all point towards a kick-yourself climactic revelation. All you have to do is climb aboard, keep checking your blind spots, and enjoy the rackety ride. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldJan 18, 2017
You can see why McAvoy was drawn to the role — it’s as if he’s playing every character in a very populated if not particularly well-scripted play — and he demonstrates a shellacked creepiness that’s effective. But Shyamalan can’t find much else that’s new or appealing in this overlong girls-in-peril exercise. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenJan 18, 2017
As far as cinema’s long love affair with DID dramas goes, Split ain’t a half-bad contribution. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJan 18, 2017
Split trots out many of Shyamalan’s pet moves (it’s amazing how well we know this filmmaker), including his tendency to infuse genre nonsense with the deeper trauma of child abuse. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 18, 2017
Shyamalan gets his chutzpah, if not exactly his mojo back with this solid and modestly thrilling thriller. Read full review
50
IndieWireJette KernionSep 27, 2016
Split avoids being entirely tedious thanks to McAvoy’s standout performance as he cycles through those personalities, sometimes from line to line. Read full review
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