GLASS
Watchable. A nice surprise after boring "Unbreakable" and partly-ridiculous "Split". First it's quite unemotional, especially with James Newton Howard's score, for 2 hours, apart from the unsettling awareness that 3 individuals are kept in a mental insittution against their will and one of them is about to be subjected to a "correctional procedure". Even the frequent references to comic books, engaging the viewer in a trope game, don't enliven things up. M. Night Shyamalan makes a cameo as security guard Jai buying a CCTV camera. James McAvoy as Split is tremendous. It's all disturbing and hence unpleasant which doesn't change the fact his performance deserves an Oscar - not that he's been nominated or anything. It's worth listening carefully to what Glass's mother says. You quickly realise Bruce Willis's appearance in the production is no coincidence since the movie is a direct continuation not only of "Split" but also of "Unbreakable" from 2000. It takes longer to find out who Glass is and why he's called that - both because of his tool and because of his fragile bones. Still, the inexplicable sequence of events is thoroughly explained in the finale which is uplifting in the notion that people become superheroes when you believe in them and promising in terms of a sequel potential. The few surprises in the ending just left me in awe. No mid- or post-credit.
ASTERIX: LE SECRET DE LA POTION MAGIQUE (ASTERIX: THE SECRET OF THE MAGIC POTION) 2D v. 3D
Watchable. Infantile in comparison with actors' movies from the series. I did not laugh but the gag with Jezus multiplying loafes is cute. Lower end humour, e.g. a fart pot ruins the story. "You spin me round" song by my fave band Dead or Alive fuels the bits with the most action. Only dubbing is available in Poland so you miss Christian Clavier as Asterix. Only nominal 3D, absolutely not worth the extra cost.
The 3D trailer of "Dumbo" is not impressive. This year's "How to train your dragon" 3D looks better.
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