“Split” (* out of four) was a mind-numbingly stupid, ugly horror psychodrama from the pretentious mind of M. Night Shymalahan in which a serious sicko with 24 different personalities (James Macavoy) kidnaps three women and holds them hostage who struggle to escape while he struggles to come to terms with his own psychosis. If you make it to the end of this mess, you’ll know exactly how he feels. Even Macavoy’s first-rate performance(s) becomes monotonous and annoying after a while, just like the movie itself. Shymalahan exploitively tells a story about mental illness yet unnervingly tries to make serious comments about it as well and just when you’re sure it can’t get worse, he throws in a child molestation scene for good measure. Bruce Willis has a cameo at the very end, if you haven’t “split” already by then.

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