Glass Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

2. The Dialogue Is Frequently Terrible

Shyamalan's strength has never really been crafting strong dialogue, and that holds firm in Glass.

There are so many clunky, dunderheaded lines in this film, and though the cast tries their damnedest to make them all work, the robotic abundance of exposition may well leave you chuckling if not rolling your eyes.

The writer-director also doubles down on over-explaining the film's themes, literally having numerous characters point out what a scene means within the context of comic book lore.

Oddly, though, apart from a few sparse lines from Staple hinting at pop-culture's general obsession with superheroes these days, Shyamalan doesn't even bother confronting how the genre has changed since the release of Unbreakable. It wouldn't have been subtle, but at least it would've been interesting.

This is proof perfect that Shyamalan could really do with getting himself a writing partner capable of cutting through all the heavy-handed dialogue.