for a movie titled "the usual suspects"...i don't know any of these people.
singers direction is fine but its nothing more then an empty thriller that disguises itself as something bigger by having a lame twist that you can see from a mile away. to be fair the twist itself is fine, its just that spacey's performance makes it very obvious.
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The Usual Suspects
Five criminals. One line up. No coincidence.
Rating
3.5 (3)
Release Date
7/19/1995Runtime
106 minsOverview
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
How It Feels
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A masterfully constructed puzzle box where nothing is quite what it seems, the interrogation room becomes a battleground of wits, stories, and hidden identities. By the end, the ground shifts beneath you in a way that makes you want to immediately rewatch it.
Mood
TenseParanoidUnsettling
Themes
CrimeCorruptionObsessionPower
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
HandheldHigh-contrast
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Graphic violence
Reviews
This small-budget ($6 million!) suspense/thriller surpassed all expectations back in 1995 due to not only its fantastic cast but incredible story. Along with the somewhat improvised police line-up scene (it's not a spoiler as it's on the film poster!), the whodunit reveal at the end blew audiences out of their seats, and rightfully so. We will not spoil the film for you, so just go see it for yourself.
(<A HREF="https://boxd.it/4Swplb">Originally published on LG OLED's Letterboxd</A>)
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