A superhuman security guard tracks a man with twenty-four personalities while a puppet master pulls their strings.
Suspenseful and cerebral. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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