Glass Reviews: 12 Early Reactions You Need To See

9. M. Night Shyamalan's Direction Is Mediocre

"Shyamalan throws in a few long takes and one or two bold camera angles. Otherwise, Glass is perfunctorily shot — and the flashbacks to the events of Unbreakable (using footage from that film) only serve to remind viewers how interesting it was to look at, and how this one is mostly just ... there." - Screen Crush

"Shyamalan spends so much time on the are-they-or-aren’t-they question that he’s forgotten how to mount a persuasive escape sequence—the action is your typical WrestleMania stuff." - Time Out

Many noted disappointment with Shyamalan's direction here, which appears to be basically functional but ultimately uninspired.

Several critics drew comparison to his earlier, hungrier years where he was widely hailed as "the next Spielberg", yet it seems that Glass is mostly helmed in a workmanlike manner.

Some singled out the action and suspense sequences, which are said to be underwhelming and generic, lacking the gritty verve that made his better films so compulsively rewatchable.

Granted, it was easy to be suspicious about this from the trailers, which didn't include a single invigorating action shot.