"Though the central character of "Split" is a man with a split personality, the film also tells the story of a split in the world. Just as "Unbreakable" suggested the origins of a superhero in a near-death childhood experience, so "Split" shows a young woman able to combat evil because of the strength she has developed from horrific personal trauma. With its crude realization of the shibboleth that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, the movie is more than a story of feminist survivalism; it also makes the perversely tawdry suggestion that a woman's tragic knowledge—and necessary power—comes with an unbearably high price." - Richard Brody, The New Yorker