Glass Reviews: 12 Early Reactions You Need To See

10. Samuel L. Jackson Spends Too Long Off-Screen

"No spoilers, but Samuel L. Jackson’s Elijah is somewhat out-of-the-picture until he’s not..Elijah does eventually come back into the picture, and it’s clear that Jackson enjoys playing this character again." - Forbes

"As for Elijah, he’s a heavily sedated wreck who doesn’t utter a word for half the movie — but, of course, he’s just biding his time." - Variety

"There’s a long stretch where Mr. Glass isn’t onscreen at all." - Screen Crush

Samuel L. Jackson has received praise for his reprisal of Elijah Price aka Mr. Glass, though there was almost uniform disappointment across reviews that he's absent for so much of the movie.

Apparently Price speaks barely a word even when he's on-screen for the first 90 minutes of the movie, and only in act three does he truly come into the picture. Given that the marketing focused largely on his deliciously portentous monologues and sheer compelling presence, that's an undeniable shame.

Then again, that's probably how you make a movie starring Jackson, McAvoy and Bruce Willis on a $20 million budget.