Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan is known for his 11th-hour plot twists. It started with his breakout film The Sixth Sense, and it`s continued throughout his entire career. It`s so omnipresent, in fact, that audience members go into his films expecting to see one, with even worst films devolving into see-if-you-can-solve-the-mystery scavenger hunts. And in true ironic fashion, it is now a twist to not have a twist in a Shyamalan film.Shyamalan is very hit-or-miss; once praised as the next Spielberg, he made a number of critically panned films in the `00s before a much-heralded return to form, beginning with The Visit in 2015. And on January 18, 2018, audiences will have the chance to watch the much-anticipated Glass, the final part in the director`s long-gestating superhero trilogy, which also includes Unbreakable and Split.To celebrate, we`re looking back at every twist ending in Shyamalan`s career, and ranking them from worst to best. If you liked this gallery, check out our countdown of the greatest roles of Samuel L Jackson, who will be reprising the character Elijah Price in Glass. Let us know if we got the ordering right in the comments. And it goes without saying: spoilers ahead. 9. DevilTwist: The devil is the old lady.Although Shyamalan didn`t write or direct it, he did produce it and conceive of the story. The premise--that a group of people, one of whom is the devil, get trapped in an elevator--has claustrophobic promise. But the reveal, that the devil is the old lady, isn`t so much a twist as it is a cheat. There was no breadcrumb trail of clues, no `I have to rewatch and see what I missed!` moments. It could have been any of the other people and been as equally surprising. 8. Lady in the WaterTwist: All the fairytale tropes are false.Every director, even the best ones, has a few stinkers in his ouveure. But rarely has a filmmaker showed his ass in public to this extent. Lady in the Water is a fairytale fantasy about a creature named Story ...
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