Glass Reviews: 12 Early Reactions You Need To See

8. It's A Surprisingly Conventional Sequel

"As a theoretical third act to a single superhero melodrama written 20 years ago, the story beats that make up Glass might have worked. To be fair, it would also have been potentially more effective 15 years ago before real-world superhero movies became, partially thanks to Unbreakable, a genre unto themselves. The plot beats and consequences would also make more sense in 2003 versus 2019." - Forbes

"“Glass” continues the saga, only this time stripped of any sense of revelation. We are now, if anything, oversaturated with comic-book films, so in theory the time is right for a movie like this one. And you could say that “Glass” follows the inevitable path of any comic-book sequel, with the origin story safely behind it. All of the first film’s secrets have been dragged into the light...all now feels very conventional, as if we were merely seeing the Dark Knight in a less cool uniform." - Variety

Though Split seemed to position Glass as a most unconventional superhero sequel, the consensus is that Shyamalan's latest is a bizarrely formulaic and familiar movie, racing through a comic book plot that we've seen countless times since the release of Unbreakable in 2000.

Many stated that Glass feels like a film out of time, refusing to pass comment on how the genre has evolved over the last two decades with the rise of the billion-dollar superhero movie, and turning out peculiarly quaint as a result.

Incredibles 2 just about got away with existing in an early-2000s bubble this past summer - thanks to a generally sharp script and immaculate direction - but it sounds like Glass isn't a movie that's going to age well at all (unlike Unbreakable).