Bruce Willis is currently retired from acting due to his ongoing medical issues. Nevertheless, he’s left behind a varied body of work that fans will continue to enjoy for years to come. One such Bruce Willis movie, a critical flop, is actually trending on Netflix.
The film actually broke into the Netflix Top 10 worldwide. Interestingly, while the film was a critical flop, it might not be surprising to see it so successful on streaming. After all, with only a $20 million production budget, the film still managed to earn $247 million at the box office.
One likely reason for the box office success of the film, in addition to the presence of Bruce Willis, is that the movie is actually something of a sequel and crossover between two other films by the same director. It was quite a surprise when the film was officially announced, and by 2019, it was fully released.
The M. Night Shyamalan film, titled Glass, follows the events of 2000’s Unbreakable and 2016’s Split. Split, though mostly stand-alone compared to Unbreakable, did establish a shared continuity with a post-credits scene featuring Bruce Willis. This leads into Glass which also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard from Unbreakable in addition to James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy from Split.
Obviously fans were quite happy to see a film to close out this new trilogy, and they arrived in droves to support Glass. Ultimately, viewers felt the film was the weakest of the three entries, and many claimed the third act was rather underwhelming. Nevertheless, it’s something of a miracle to have happened at all, and fans are no doubt more grateful that it exists given the current state of Bruce Willis’s health.
With that in mind, perhaps the critical flop Glass, starring Bruce Willis, is in need of a reevaluation from viewers. Especially now that several years have passed since it was first released.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding Netflix and any other trending titles on streaming as we have them. For now, subscribers can check out Glass for themselves and see whether or not the film holds up. Perhaps it will be remembered as a cult classic as the years go by.