History YMMV / Split

* InternetBackdraft: Some people, refuse to see the movie because it's ''[[DeadHorseTrope another]]'' horror movie with [[InsaneEqualsViolent a villain who has a mental disorder]]. In this case, a man with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

** At the very least it seems that [=McAvoy's=] finally stepping out of the superhero genre [[spoiler: [[TwistEnding oh.]] [[{{Film/Unbreakable}} Nevermind.]] ]]

** Kevin claiming that one of his split personalities has done awful things to people and will do awful things to the protagonists is creepy... but the dopey ":D" face he makes immediately after that kind of kills the tension. Given the personality speaking is [[CreepyChild Hedwig]], [[NarmCharm that might be the point]].

** Throughout the film McAvoy uses a wide variety of accents for all of his personalities, plus body-owner Kevin. The fact that The Beast's voice is just James McAvoy's normal accent, with a deeper voice, turns him into NightmareRetardant.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: While Kevin has 24 split personalities by the time the film ends, we only get to see about a third of them in the movie itself.
** After [[spoiler: The Beast is initially banished]] it briefly looks like [[spoiler: Hedwig will have a case of TheDogBitesBack and take over as the Final Boss.]] But, no, [[spoiler: after only a few moments in control, Hedwig gives power right back to Dennis and Patricia, who immediately re-summon The Beast.]]

** At the very least it seems that McAvoy's finally stepping out of the superhero genre [[spoiler: [[TwistEnding oh.]] [[{{Film/Unbreakable}} Nevermind.]] ]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: A Meta one for James [=McAvoy=]: his performance as Kevin and his personalities is ''amazing'' to the point that just the ''facial expressions'' are enough to guess which personality is in control. The ''big'' ones are when he has to cycle through several of his personalities one right after another.

* JustHereForGodzilla: A few people who spoiled themselves to the movie's TwistEnding went in just to see [[spoiler:David Dunn from Shyamalan's ''Unbreakable'' make a cameo]].

* {{Narm}}: Kevin claiming that one of his split personalities has done awful things to people and will do awful things to the protagonists is creepy... but the dopey ":D" face he makes immediately after that kind of kills the tension. Given the personality speaking is [[CreepyChild Hedwig]], [[NarmCharm that might be the point]].

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Casey's uncle John. He doesn't play an active part in the movie, but through flashbacks, he's revealed to have molested Casey from a very early age. Later, he becomes her guardian after her father dies, and the scars on her body are presumably from him.]]

** James [=McAvoy=] played a younger Professor Xavier in the newer X-Men films. Now, what [[SplitPersonality mental handicap]] does Xavier's son from the comics possess?

* JustHereForGodzilla: A few people who spoiled themselves to the movie's TwistEnding went in [[spoiler:to see David Dunn from Shyamalan's ''Unbreakable'' make a cameo]].

* BrokenBase: The film's depiction of mental illness has caused some division. Some feel it perpetuates the myth that InsaneEqualsViolent, others feel it generally does a decent job in depicting the disorder minus the fantastic elements (namely that Kevin's personalities are each made to deal with something he himself is unable to, with Dennis existing to [[spoiler:deal with the trauma of his abusive mother]], and point out that Kevin is overall an ''aversion'' to this, as until the Beast emerged, none of his personalities were actually violent and out of 24, only 3 are actually malevolent at all.

* {{Narm}}: Kevin claiming that one of his split personalities has done awful things to people and will do awful things to the protagonists is creeepy... but the dopey ":D" face he makes immediately after that kind of kills the tension. Given the personality speaking is [[CreepyChild Hedwig]], that might [[NarmCharm be the point]].

* {{Narm}}: Kevin claiming that one of his split personalities has done awful things to people and will do awful things to the protagonists is creeepy... but the dopey ":D" face he makes immediately after that kind of kills the tension.

* HilariousInHindsight:

* WinBackTheCrowd: Early reviews have praised this film, and it currently has a 78% on Website/RottenTomatoes. With this film, ''Series/WaywardPines'', and ''Film/TheVisit'', Creator/MNightShyamalan seems to have managed a CareerResurrection. But only time will tell if he's able to continue this trend.

* InternetBackdraft: Some people, refuse to see the movie because it's ''[[DeadHorseTrope another]]'' insensitive horror movie with [[InsaneEqualsViolent a villain who has a mental disorder]]. In this case, a man with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

* HilariousInHindsight: James [=McAvoy=] played a younger Professor Xavier in the newer X-Men films. Norew, what [[SplitPersonality mental handicap]] does Xavier's son from the comics possess?

* InternetBackdraft: Some people, very justly, refuse to see the movie because it's ''[[DeadHorseTrope another]]'' insensitive horror movie with [[InsaneEqualsViolent a villain who has a mental disorder]]. In this case, a man with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

* InternetBackdraft: Some people, very justly, refuse to see the movie because it's ''[[DeadHorseTrope another]]'' insensitive horror movie with a villain who has a mental disorder. In this case, a man with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

* HilariousInHindsight: James [=McAvoy=] played a younger Professor Xavier in the newer X-Men films. Now, what [[SplitPersonality mental handicap]] does Xavier's son from the comics possess?

* WinBackTheCrowd: Early reviews have praised this film, and it currently has a 78% on Website/RottenTomatoes. With this film and ''Film/TheVisit'', Creator/MNightShyamalan seems to have managed a CareerResurrection. But only time will tell if he's able to continue this trend.