Usual Suspects

Pros: Story, Acting, Editing, Score
Cons: Read the review for script "issues"

The Usual Suspects (1995) “Round up the usual suspects.” Captain Renault, Casablanca When you think of crime movies, The Usual Suspects comes up high on the list. In fact, the Internet Movie Database lists its ...

Pros: Kevin Spacey..the direction..Kevin Spacey..the script..and Kevin Spacey!
Cons: A necessary second viewing for some clarification

Having decided recently to write a few movie reviews, I jumped at the chance to join in on this Bring A Buddy To The Movies W/O hosted by Princess Di and Susi Q.
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Pros: Great script, great casting, great acting
Cons: None.

The Usual Suspects represents everything that is wrong about Hollywood and its audience. Why? Because it made 23 million dollars at the box office. A superbly written story with memorable and engaging dialogue, well-cast actors giving performances...

Pros: KEVIN SPACEY! and one strange story
Cons: 5 maybe 6 cons were involved in this movie

“One cannot be betrayed if one has no people.” [1]

I’m adopting a buddy for the write-off, the luscious Mimi369, who’s buddy dropped out. She selected the movie, I came along for the ride.

The Usual...

Pros: slick, good acting, good dialogue, great twists
Cons: A bit talky at times; the hype is mostly about the ending.

Last night, I had the pleasure of re-renting The Usual Suspects. I wanted to show it to my 15-year-old son, who doesn't go for dumb-me-downs in the made-for-teens category. It was fun to re-experience the film through his eyes, especially the film's ...

Pros: Brilliantly constructed script. Excellent performances.
Cons: May be too violent for sensitive viewers.

I thought I might have a quiet weekend. Norman is still in San Diego on the set of Waterworld II and Patrick, the cat, is visiting relatives in Cleveland leaving me alone and at peace in Chateau Maine, my luxurious mansion, high in the hills...

Pros: That ending...
Cons: Are there any??

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist..." A film of which some describe as too clever for its own good, and some describe as a film with one of the most ingenious storylines and finales, not just in a few ...

Pros: Excellent casting and solid cinematography combine with a unique storyline to hit paydirt...
Cons: Sketchy ending could have been tighter...

The problem with great mysteries is that once the ending's out, they're kinda hard to go back to. There are those rare few, however, like Angel Heart, that you can replay for the sheer joy of witnessing the superb character acting. Scene for...

Pros: brilliant performances, great plot, unpredictable
Cons: Not quite so interesting after the second or third time, but still good

The Usual Suspects is one of the most cleverly thought-out, original films ever made. I was one of the lucky minority who, while watching the film, had no idea that it contained one of the biggest and most famous twists in cinematic history.

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Pros: Character, Acting, Storytelling, Plot, EVERYTHING!
Cons: None, this is a perfect film.

Few things upset me quite like the feeling that I am losing my mind once and for all. I have no problem with temporary insanity (it's still my future plea of choice!), but the idea that I might be inexorably and permanently losing my mind is just a ...

Pros: Bryan Singer's breath taking direction and Christopher McQuarrie's screenplay.
Cons: None of note.

I'll admit, I've been extremely hard on director Bryan Singer post Usual Suspects. The Usual Suspects was his debut as a director, by the way. I guess what I want from director Bryan Singer is something that resembles the opening montage of his very ...

Pros: Awesome script, great performances and efforts by cast & crew
Cons: None.

From the twisted mind of screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie and director Bryan Singer comes one of the most deceiving crime capers ever made, and consequentially one of the best movies ever made, The Usual Suspects. Wickedly funny, truly suspensful, and...

Pros: great story, excellent performances by the entire cast
Cons: moves a little slow in the beginning, can be confusing

I was surprised by this film, and only picked it up because I have recently become a fan of Kevin Spacey’s work. This 1995 film did not score big at the box office, but the story is smart and well-crafted. Probably is a jump ahead of the average film...

Pros: Christopher McQuarrie's dialogue and writing, Bryan Singer's direction, actors at their peak
Cons: Are you kidding?

Having written around 125 reviews for this site and having seen hundreds more, I can give no better summary of my review other than to say that "The Usual Suspects" is without a doubt my favorite movie of all time.

I took some time debating...

Pros: Best film of 1995
Cons: None

The fear of not knowing exactly what you are involved in is the ultimate fright, I think. But the people in 'The Usual Suspects," Bryan Singer's masterpiece of film noir, obviously disregard that fear as ridiculous. These people plunge head first...

Pros: Excellently written, acted, and directed.
Cons: Quite a bit of cussing in quite colorful terms but fits with subject matter. NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 17

Not since the deathbed scene of Citizen Kane and his utterance of "Rosebud" has an original screenplay transported the viewer on a more intriguing search for THE answer than this film, screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie's "The Usual...

Pros: see review
Cons: see review

If O. Henry was alive today, "The Usual Suspects" might be the type of story he would write. This film is jam-packed with details, detective work, conspiracies, action, adventure, and most of all mystery. It's interesting to watch because of...

Pros: Very well written, casted, and acted. A smart film!
Cons: It's been out for awhile, the ending may have been revealed to you before you see it.

There are those sweet moment in ones life, the moments that, as they are unfolding, we realize we will never experience them again in the exact same way. These are “first” experiences…a first kiss, the first time you ever tasted a mango or kiwi, your...

Pros: practically everything! acting, plot, screenplay, characters, diologue...
Cons: none that matter

...was convincing the world he didn't exist." This is my absolute favorite quote from the movie. I have to give it up to the writers of this film, because it is just done wonderfully! I've seen this movie many times, and every time I watch it, I...

Pros: Every single frame
Cons: it ends

The usual Suspects gets its title from a line spoken by Claude Rains (The Invisible Man) in Casablanca, "Round up the usual suspects". hat is but the first clever trick pulled by Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie...

Pros: completely inventive, great performances, excellent film craft
Cons: complex

This is one of my favorite movies. For something that is not on any level a horror movie, it is one of the creepiest films I have ever seen. Partly this is because of the plot, which has supernatural implications as the myth of Kyser Soze gets...

Pros: Excellent Performance by Spacey
Cons: Fragmented Form Weird to Follow

In the film The Usual Suspects, "Verbal" Kint says to Agent Kujan, "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist". Through this particular quote in the film, Kint represents the devil while the...

Pros: Classic Film Noir and An Excellent cast
Cons: Some may have a hard time following it

In a tribute to Film Noir, Brian Singer produces one of the best movies of all time. "The Usual Suspects" is anything but usual. From beginning to end, you wonder who is behind Kiser Soza.

The movie opens with a scene of Keating...

Pros: You just can't stop thinking about it...
Cons: You just can't stop thinking about it!

While finishing some last minute cramming for a midterm, my roommate John popped "The Usual Suspects" into the VCR. "Admit," he said, "This'll be a great film to fall asleep to."
"I dunno," I replied,...

Pros: Intricate plot, super cast, suspense, dialogue
Cons: Soundtrack not 5.1 on DVD

Believe it or not, Usual Suspects was actually somewhat of a sleeper when it first came out in 1995...but no longer. Suspects combines a great cast, an intricate story (don't find too many of those these days), and outstanding directing.

What...

Pros: acting, writing, filming all spectacular
Cons: none

It is hard to believe that the time it took to write this movie took only slightly longer than the running time of the finished project. Never in my life have I been so caught up in a suspense-laden drama-action movie and been caught so off guard by the...

Pros: Far too many to list in a 15-word summary.
Cons: For once, I have nothing bad to say. I'm stumped.

The most hardened criminals in the world fear no one… except Keyser Soze.

So proclaims Bryan Singer’s 1995 neo-noir sleeper THE USUAL SUSPECTS, or, as I like to call it, the “Movie That Came From Nowhere”. And it really did come from nowhere,...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing

Anyone who has ever critiqued something has set expectations of some sort. Whether it be how something will taste at a restaurant, or sound like from a familiar artist, the notion of what we expect is there. When it comes to movies, most critics have...

Pros: easy pick for anybody's list for top five movies of the 90's
Cons: I feel sorry for you if you haven't seen it

"Back when I was in that barber shop quartet in Skokie, IL"

Yeah-there are a lot of imitation movies when it comes to the genre Hitchcock practically invented, the surprise ending mystery\suspense\freakshow. Bryan Singer pulls off a...

Pros: Can't say without spoiling.
Cons: Can't say without spoiling.

All right… this time I’m actually going to do it. I swear. I’m gonna do it. I’m going to write my review of The Usual Suspects. Yeah, it’s one of those damn great films that sits in my video collection that I’ve written up once and once only (and...

Pros: Casting, script, directing, acting and sound
Cons: Yes.. it is about 5 cons

I originally decided to see this movie because of Kevin Spacey. I have been a fan of his for years and have yet to see a bad performance. Nothing else drew me. I thought the concept seemed silly and had not had any experience with the writer or...

Pros: An excellent story that leaves you in awe.
Cons: NONE!!!

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world that he didn't exist."

I am envious of anyone who hasn't seen this movie, because they still have the chance to be surprised by this wonderful flick.

This...

Pros: Very nice work with my story
Cons: I'm just a little private sometimes....

Hi there everybody, Pach1908 here. I have a confession to make to all of you I'm the "real" Keyzer Sozay. As you can tell. I'm a little taller than Kevin Spacey, and I think I look more like Robert Redford or Matt Damon, but Kevin did a great...

Pros: Makes you think!
Cons: Too much smoking!

Imagine what might come of a long night of passion between Agatha Christie and Martin Scorsese. After they stayed up late watching "JFK", "Batman", reruns of "Dragnet", and old Hitchcock films. You would have "The Usual...

Pros: Excellent character involvement, great screenplay
Cons: being curiously confused at the end... but that can be a pro too.

If I could only write six words in my review they would be : Buy it, Watch it, Love it. That pretty much sums up my entire review.

I vaguely remember seeing the trailers for this movie on TV or at the theatre, so I was unfortunate enough not...

Pros: Intertwining plot with many twists and an awesome ending.
Cons: Plan enough time to watch it twice, otherwise you'll walk away scratching your head.

While in college one tends to rent many movies for those nights when it seems like the studying will fry your brains. The Usual suspects was rented under the presumption that it was a mindless comedy like most Stephen Baldwin movies. Being the type who...

Pros: Crafty, witty, makes you think... amazing ending
Cons: dialogue a bit hard to follow, very dense.

After recently writing a review for The Sixth Sense, I began to think about other such movies which had a powerful ending. Of course, Citizen Kane and Empire Strikes Back could've contended, but for me, the 90's suspense film was defined in one movie;...

Pros: Story, acting, humor
Cons: might be confusing to some

Everyone who's seen this movie invariably says something about the ending. Yes, it's the probably one of the greatest ever, and yes, you should be shot for giving it away, but the thing that made me buy this movie were the little details and intricate...

Pros: Excellent screenplay, flawless editing and sound, gorgeous cinematography, and Kevin Spacey's Oscar-winning performace
Cons: Profuse profanity.

The opening credits sequence of THE USUAL SUSPECTS is very dark and moody: blue lights reflected in dark water, over which simple piano and violin accompaniment plays. This effectively sets the stage for this Academy Award-winning thriller, a stylish,...

Pros: Great Directing, Story, Characters... everything.
Cons: Probably not suitable for children. A little dark.

The usual suspects is a twist on the classic 'who dun it' murder mystery story. Right from the start the movie seemed different from what I was used to watching and throughout the movie I kept getting the same impression, the excitement of thinking...

Pros: Reinvention of the Narrative Form in Films, A Landmark
Cons: None

Bryan Singer's 'The Usual Suspects' will invert your perspective on traditional narrative form in films. Not in recent memory has a film pulled off the trick that this one does--it assumes its audience is intelligent enough to pick through its story...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Spoils you for other movies

This is one of my favorite movies, and one of the most clever. This movie has great writing, great directing, great acting, intelligent plot, excellent delivery, and a fantastic surprise ending. If I could recommend any movie to anyone, this would be...

Pros: Great acting, well written and an amazing surprise ending.
Cons: none

WOW! That sums this movie up. With intense action scenes and great acting, especially
Kevin Spacey, this movie is amazing. The plot is extremely well written. As you sit
through this movie you...

Pros: Keeps you on the edge of your seat; totally confuses you till the end; more twists than may pole
Cons: No time for a potty break; don't know the end until the end

This movie has to be one of the most suspenseful, and action packed movies that I have seen in a long LONG time. I thought that I wouldn't like this movie the first time that I saw it, but I knew that Stephen Baldwin was in it and that was reason enough...

Pros: Suspenseful, visually incredible, no-holds-barred
Cons: Violent, sometimes confusing, no-holds-barred

As an intelligent viewer, I generally shy away from mysteries because I almost ALWAYS figure out the ending before the movie is half-over. Golly, but that just DIDN'T HAPPEN with "The Usual Suspects". Even after the movie was over, I wasn't...

Pros: 5 men become stars with this movie
Cons: Not for Kids

The phrase coined by the best movie ever, Casablanca, is easily a worthy title for this Film Noir movie. This is certainly one of the few movies that you can only see once. More than that, and it doesn't have the same effect. I've seen it many more...

Pros: Great scipt, great movie
Cons: None

If you haven't seen this movie yet, there is something missing in your life. You don't understand what I would give to be able to see this movie for the first time again. The ending is so amazing that I get goose bumps even now (And I've seen it 8...

Pros: great cast, fabulous story
Cons: slow parts

This movie is brilliant. It begins with Verbal Kent in a police station about to be let out. But there is an investigator who wants to talk to him first. They want information about the fire which occurred on a boat killing more than 50 men in the...

Pros: suspenseful, interesting, great acting, incredible ending
Cons: none

I just recently saw this movie and I have to say it was wonderful. My friends have always brought it up in conversations but I could never talk about it, it was about time that I see it. Now I know what everybody was raving about. It is incredibly...

Pros: Great Acting, Great Writing
Cons: zip, zilch, nada

A great thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end, The Usual Suspects delivers action, suspense, and mystery in a stylistic and unique way.

Kevin Spacey is so good its scary; Gabriel Byrne and Benicio Del Toro add solid performances...

Pros: Script, actors
Cons: none

The Usual Suspects is probably the best movie I have ever seen. It is a wonder that in an era of perpetually boring "thrillers" that there could be a film of this magnitude. Recently, I viewed the DVD version with the Director's Comments on,...

Pros: Great acting, writing, pacing
Cons: None

The (in)famous surprise ending of "The Usual Suspects" has taken away some attention from the fact that this is a smart, stylish, fast-paced thriller. It is the mark of director Bryan Singer, writer Christopher McQuarrie and the ensemble cast...

Pros: all
Cons: none

I own this video, because I like to see all the parts that I missed the first time. All the little things that I did not catch just go to show you how smart other people are.

This is one of the best movies of all time, and as always never...

Pros: Solid characters, multiple yet smooth chronological transitions, simply fantastic ending.
Cons: A couple slower, dragging sections, slight confusion on a few points (though resolved).

From the very opening of the Usual Suspects, the audience's attention is immediately grabbed by a flame-filled fiasco on a docked ship, replete with murder, mayhem, and a slight twist of mystery.

The plot unfolds from there, and all events...

Pros: Check Review
Cons: None

This movie has to be one of the greatest suspense movies around! It is on my same list that Seven is on. Full of deceit, murder, and action, this movie fits the parts perfectly. Not only does the movie follow a great storyline, but it also has a bunch...

Pros: Wonderful script, Kevin Spacey, wonderful movie!
Cons: Waited too long to see it!

This is a movie that I had been ordered to watch for a long time. Everyone kept telling me how completely wonderful it was and how much I would love it. I would just agree and go on and forget about the whole thing.
Finally I watched...

Pros: Mind-bending ending, outstanding acting, directing, musical score.
Cons: Somewhat less intriguing the second time.

This film is so unconventional in its method and execution that you can't get into the "movie headspace" we've come to expect from Hollywood. Neither is it what I would call an indie film because, well, it doesn't suck. The pacing is steady and...

Pros: a superb story and unforgettable characters
Cons: I cant even think of one..near perfection.

It doesn't get any better then this. Great characters, many plot twist, and a superb ending make this arguably my favorite of all time. The movie grabs your attention from the beginning and never lets go. The characters are some of my personal favorites...

Pros: Complex, thrilling, suspenseful, wonderful
Cons: Have to see it more than once to understand

Can a movie get anymore spectacular than this? It has it all, great acting, thrilling suspense, the most amazing whodunit plot ever. You have to see it more than more just to begin to understand it, and many times to catch all the undertones hidden...

Pros: FANTASTIC
Cons: NONE

The Ususal Suspects is one of the finest cinematic treats to come out in the past 10 years! I admit that I was not expecting much when I sat down to watch the film -- I'd never heard of Kevin Spacey before! Half way through the movie I was still...

Pros: casting, story line, action, suspense
Cons: excessive foul language

It must be frightening to be working for someone you have never actually seen...especially in the business that the criminals in the movie are in. The Usual Suspects are just that, usual suspects in any typical crime.

Singer Bryan directed...

Pros: It all one big Pro.
Cons: Once you see it you must own it.

Like running top speed through a hall of mirrors, this film let me think I could see the end, then WHAM! Over and over again I found myself questioning my own sense of logic and reason. I rented this movie on a whim. I had no idea what it was about....

Pros: Plot, Actors, Scenery
Cons: May go over some's heads

'The Ususal Suspects' is one of the most intellegent, funny, entertaining crime thriller to come along in ages. The film stars Gabriel Burne, Kevin Spacey, Kevin Pollak, Alec Baldwin, and Benicio Del Toro. The plot is that these 5 guys are criminals...

Pros: flawless movie
Cons: none

This movie has everything you could possibly ask for: superior writing, directing, acting, and soundtrack. The performances in the film are wonderful, especially those by Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, and Gabriel Byrne. It's impossible to give a...

Pros: Very strong story and characterizations
Cons: Rough language limits its audience, unfortunately

This film is one of the few I have seen in a long time that actually captured and held my attention for more than just a few moments at a time. Yes, I am one of those jaded moviephiles who hates everything, or so my friends claim, but I was...

Pros: Surprise Ending, nice screenplay,acting,action,etc...
Cons: Too much profanity...

What I really like about The Usual Suspects is that it combines almost everything a movie needs in one. Like for example, it has horror, comedy, action, etc. You should really go see this movie. I have just rented it like 2 weeks ago (Current...

Pros: Amazing ending that will blow your mind
Cons: a little violent

I had an all-new respect for Kevin Spacey after this one. This movie is my all time favorite. The end is like no other; it will blow your mind! Keyser Soze is a villain, the most dangerous man alive. The movie is composed of all the evil things this...

Pros: wonderful ending, strong script
Cons: none!

... was to convince the world that he didn't exist." So says Verbal Kint, Kevin Spacey's character in The Usual Suspects. This is a good drama with a fantastic ending. Throughout the film, we wonder what the driving force behind this all is, and...

Pros: Ending tie in
Cons: Confusing first hour/name dropping

The movie was recommended to me by many people and everytime I went to the video store to rent it, it was out. Hmmm, I wondered, it IS an old movie but I HAVE to see it.

Finally, one Saturday it was available and my boyfriend and I rented it....

Pros: Acting, Writing, Last Scene
Cons: Some average supporting cast members

This is a terrific movie. It's smart, exciting, powerful, and makes you think. The writing is absolutely brilliant. The acting is terrific, especially Spacey in one of his greatest roles and performances. This movie is complex and the audience never...

Pros: great story, terrific dialogue, unimaginable ending
Cons: none

This movie was so good that I actually went out and tried to buy some Kobayashi china from my local Wal-Mart. No dice. This flick enjoys a cult following on the Internet, and I can see why. It has more twists and turns than Lombard Street and plays upon...

Pros: The acting and story line
Cons: It was confusing at first...

The Usual Suspects has a wonderfully twisted plot full of suspense and action. The story line is deep and maybe at first confusing, but it adds a fitting portion of the suspense in this incredible puzzle of a movie. Kevin Spacey is great.

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Pros: Kevin Spacey (he didn't win an Oscar for nothing!)
Cons: There is some violence and objectionable language

When speaking of The Usual Suspects director Bryan Singer said he "...wanted to take the crime genre and twist it a little bit." Well, that he does, and very well too. This film grabs the audience and holds on as they, and the...

Pros: Great ending, Good acting
Cons: You have to pay attention to the entire movie to get the full effect

This movie appeals to just about everyone. It may seem like a just another good flick about a bunch of bad guys trying to pull off the ultimate crime, but it ends up being so much more!
I got this movie because I'm a big Kevin Spacey fan. I was not...

Pros: Well directed, great story line
Cons: Nothing worth saying

Well, this movie had never occured to me that it may have some worth until I heard just about everyone that watched it say that it was good. Well, I decided to rent this movie and give it a shot. All, I know is that a couple days later, I own a copy....

Pros: The whole thing is great
Cons: uhh...I was hungry when i watched it?

This is absolutely one of the best movies of the 90's. It's told in a classic noir style, and has some of the best acting around from unsuspected sources. I mean, c'mon, who would've thought that Kevin Pollack could pull off a tough guy?

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Pros: great story, very re-viewable
Cons: somewhat complex plot

So many good things have already been said about The Usual Suspects. The thing I love about the movie is the fact I can watch it again and again. The question in the movie is simple "who done it?" "Who is Keyser Soze?" And you...

Pros: It's brilliant
Cons: Not a one

This masterpiece leads you down a twisted road. Never before, in the history of movies, does the narrator lie to you. Don't believe a thing you hear in this movie.Director Bryan Singer put together a movie of such absolute brilliance and suspense that...

Pros: great story, great acting
Cons: extra's could be better

If you want suspense and intrigue this is a film to view. It demonstrates how people can create a larger than life entity (Kaizer Soze). Everyone was refering to him in such a way you expect some kind of monster. The twist to that is Kaizer Soze is the...

Pros: Amazing story with an amazing ending
Cons: none

This movie has many twists and turns that will keep the watcher guessing for two hours until they are shocked at the end. The basic plot is that there are a group of guys who are thieves and they pull lots of hiests for "bosses" and they are very...

Pros: Every darn minute of hit
Cons: Nothing in the slightest

What can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said on Epionions a hundred times? Nothing. But ya know what, I'm just going to show the love for the movie here. What an incredible script. What incredible acting from SOME people who haven't...

Pros: To much to name
Cons: If you have not watched it

Firstly this movie is the essence of suspense, who would have guessed it.
It has a cast of high profile actors, yeah right, prefectly fits the plot from that bladwin to that space-y man. This is a must rent with option to but since it brings...

Pros: good
Cons: none

The usual suspects is a dramatic thriller. It is captivating and exciting, featuring great action and a suspenseful ending. Kevin Spacey won the best supporting actor oscar for his striking portrayal of Verbal. Other outstanding actors in the movie...

Pros: Spacey's performance, length.
Cons: Cop-out ending, too clever for its own good, phony dialogue.

Typical 90s crime film in love with its own cleverness manages to romanticize the criminal class without providing any conceivable reason why we should care about their plight. There is enough macho posturing and self-conscious dialogue for several...

Pros: great suspense, action scenes, superb acting
Cons: none really

The Usual Suspects is definitley not your usual movie. The suspense kicks in the minute the movie begins. With mystery and uncertainty at every corner, you'll be amazed as bits and pieces of the plot begin to reveal itself. The ending is not what you...

Pros: Great characters, nice length, tricky plot, interesting storyline.
Cons: A little confusing.

The Usual Suspects is one of those movies that keeps you guessing throughout the entire movie. It shows you what happens in the end in the opening scene, then backtracks through the storyline so you can try and guess who the murderer is/was. A huge...

Pros: Plot, acting, directing, casting, pace, performance, and overall story!!!
Cons: ZERO

No one is as lucky as the person who has yet to see this movie for the first time. The plot is overwhelmingly good. You will be drawn into the guessing game of "who-dun-it" within minutes of the opening seen. The acting is superb and NO movie can top the...

Pros: Script, Characters, Actors, Acting, Sets, Plot
Cons: - ( I really Can't think of any cons!!)

This has to be quite possibly on of the best low budget films ever written, acted, performed and, from my own personal experience enjoyed. The acting stunning and the script flawless, this is worthy of any film-watcher, from the die-hard movie buff to...

Pros: My favorite movie and a calm thriller
Cons: NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If my brother had looked at the title, he would have laughed all night; you just don't know. Kevin Spacey is the epitomy of an evil character, but unlike a Mr. Hyde; he is the smartest sun-of-a-gun I have ever seen on TV. This movie compliments...

Pros: The actors, and the plot itself are great
Cons: not a movie for young children

When I first saw the Usual Suspects, I was dumb-founded. This movie kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering what will happen next. It just keeps on throwing curve balls at you. I had seen Spacey in several movies, and had grown to LOVE his acting...

Pros: great acting, plot, incredible ending
Cons: slow at first

It is not very often that an original concept comes to the big screen, but "The Usual Suspects" shows the originality and the grand writing that so many of today's movies lack. Great acting, especially Kevin Spacey, is exhibited all throughout...

Pros: re-watching makes the movie all the better
Cons: cons? what cons?

The first time I sat down and watched this movie I was unsure what I was in for. I hadn't heard anything about it, nobody was talking about it, and I don't even remember it being in the theaters. I sat though the whole length of them film on the edge...

Pros: It's a high suspense mystery! It never gets dull!
Cons: ABSOLUTELY NONE!

THE USUAL SUSPECTS is a suspenseful mystery that has you sitting on the edge of your seat throughout. Who is it? Who is Keyser Soze? When you finally think that you have it figured out...guess what? New clues are added to the intricate plot that make...

Pros: complexity, well thought out, keeps you guessing
Cons: somewhat confusing

An excellent, thought out film. The Usual Suspects seems somewhat difficult to follow in the beginning, but it all finally falls into place as the movie progresses. It's cuts from past to present and present to the past as told by Verbal, Kevin...

Pros: great ending
Cons: none

This is probably one of my favorite films for one reason only: it kept me guessing the whole time.The director of this film picked on totally unlikely cast of characters which worked perfectly. The first time I watched the film, I kept trying...

Pros: strong plot, incredible performances
Cons: you will not enjoy it if you don't pay attention

If you are an intelligent person who is happy spending six bucks on a movie that "entertains", but would enjoy more a film which "involves" you you must see this movie.
This movie successfully does something that fewer and fewer...

Pros: The last 3 minutes
Cons: The whole movie being a lie

As much as I love the ending to this movie, it makes you wonder... wasn't the whole rest of the movie a complete waste?

The movie starts off with Spacey weaving a story, which you later learn to be a complete lie, about how he was crookedly...

Pros: edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller
Cons: None, in my opinion

“...round up the usual suspects.” No, this isn’t just a famous line from Casablanca. It is also the twisted crime thriller that weaves a tale of robbery, murder and fear that needs a score card just to keep track of the players.

Usual...

Pros: Great Ending
Cons: Confusing in parts.

I just finally got around to watching the Usual Suspects. I wanted to see it because several friends of mine who's opinions I respect told me it is one of their favorite movies.

I wouldn't say that this is one of my favorites, but it is a...

Pros: everything
Cons: not enough movies like this

Kevin Spacey should have been Best Actor for this movie, period. He won Best Supporting, but who the hell was he supporting!? Maybe giving him the Best Supporting Actor award was significant in supporting further evidence that the old men at the...

Pros: great story, great acting, great ending
Cons: excessive cursing, some violent scenes

I picked this movie off the rack by chance. I recalled hearing something about it, but that was a long time ago. Not knowing what to expect I slid it into the VCR awaiting another possible disappointment.
I can't say that I was disappointed that I...

Pros: Extremely surprising end, Brilliantly designed story, Kevin Spacey 's best performance
Cons: Needs an half hour of patience maybe

Before starting to watch, I almost knew nothing except for the Kevin Spacey 's existence about the movie. Just turn of the lights and start... As a woman a thriller genre movie has to be nearly perfect for me to say " it's good " and yes it is! In the first quarter it was classic gang movie then the tension rapidly increased which ended in an unpredictable manner. At the end I rewind the whole story in my mind with an open mouth, wow what a cunningly designed scenario! I really don't want to give a summary of the movie because I believe that if you know little about Kevin Spacey 's performance and Benicio Del Toro you wont have any hesitation. No need to say that the whole cast was great. It's not just the a one man show.

The hitting quote from the movie : The greatest trick devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exists. (Verbal Kint to Kujan)

Lastly, please watch the movie to the end (In fact I have no doubt as you will die to know who Keyser Soze really is.)

Pros: Great suspense movie, amazing acting.
Cons: Have to urinate uncontrollably at the end due to holding it the entire movie.

Over the last few years I've had many chances to watch this movie, but every time I passed for some reason or another, something for which I am kicking myself in the head now. This movie is one of the greatest suspense movies I have ever seen, and Kevin Spacey is at his finest in this movie. If you enjoy movies that make you go "hold on one (insert appropriate language here) second!" at the end of the movie, this is definately a movie you would want to see. I would tell you to dish out the $3 and rent it at Blockbuster, but I just wouldn't be able to live with myself if I did. Rather, go to Best Buy and pay the $12-$17 and buy the damn thing, you won't regret it.