Usual Suspects

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: 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! 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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