The Usual Suspects

August. 16,1995      R
Rating:
8.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Kevin Spacey as  Roger ‘Verbal’ Kint
Gabriel Byrne as  Dean Keaton
Stephen Baldwin as  Michael McManus
Kevin Pollak as  Todd Hockney
Benicio del Toro as  Fred Fenster
Chazz Palminteri as  US Customs Agent Dave Kujan
Pete Postlethwaite as  Kobayashi
Giancarlo Esposito as  FBI Agent Jack Baer
Suzy Amis as  Edie Finneran
Peter Greene as  Redfoot the Fence

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Reviews

WasAnnon
1995/08/16

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

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BoardChiri
1995/08/17

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Taraparain
1995/08/18

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Ezmae Chang
1995/08/19

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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sahebaazbanzara
1995/08/20

It's good but not as expected, you can't give it 8-9 stars out of 10 , it's not that good. Neither it's bad. this movie deserves 7/10, neither less nor more. Bollywood movie Race (2008) is better than this ,it has better suspense.

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CousinBagunca
1995/08/21

As "Agent10" wrote on his/her review: "Not enough good things to say". Overall, a must for every lover of thriller, crime, mistery genres.Acting is great and can't be described with words. You believe everyone; you suspect everyone.Masterpiece!

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betty dalton
1995/08/22

"The Usual Suspects" launched Kevin Spacey's carreer into stardom instantly. He won an oscar for his magnificent role, but the story itself is the true star of this movie. Not many stories have had this influence and power over the imagination of the public as "The Usual Suspects" has had. It is intriguing till the very end. And when the plot is revealed at the end, it is chillingly exciting and satisfying to find out the truth. In a poll on IMDb, the movie was voted as having the best plot twist, beating out The Sixth Sense (1999). Kevin Spacey had to read the script twice when he first received it, to make sure he fully understood it.It is an intelligent movie, made on a shoestring budget back then. Shot in only 35 days. That's truly minimal. It had gotten only a limited release in America, because it wasnt expected to do very well. How wrong could they have been! Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience. This is one of those movies that grew bigger and more popular long after its release, just by word of mouth reviews.I had to watch this movie at least 3 times before I really understood HOW I was being tricked into NOT knowing who the mysterious crimeboss Kayser Soze was. That trick is pulled off very simple. But the most clever cons are often the simplest ones. What is this fascinating story about? Without giving away any spoilers I can safely tell you that Kayser Soze is a mysterious crimeboss who no one has ever seen, but who every criminal fears. In this story Kayser Soze orders 5 criminals to do a heist on a docked ship in the harbor, which is full of cocaine. The criminals refuse at first, but they are blackmailed into doing the heist anyway. Will the 5 crinminals survive the heist on the ship? And who is Kayser Soze anyway? Reading my own written synopsis of the story above I must confess it doesnt sound mysterious at all. Sounds rather childish. But wait till you'll see the movie, which really has had an immense power to fascinate audiences worldwide. Acting is great! Debut of Benicio del Toro. Superb role of Gabriel Byrne and Chaz Palminteri. Photography and editing are masterful. Soundtrack is mysterious. And the direction by Brian Singer was just pure excellence. Writer Cristopher McQuarrie got an oscar. But both director and writer went on to make only mediocre action movies after this first huge succes at the beginning of their careers. Well at least they gave us this mysterious gem, which I must have seen over 20 times by now and I still get a kick out of it. What a thrill of a mystery!

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hunterryanbelkin
1995/08/23

The plot gets a bit convoluted but the writing and acting are brilliant, the twist ending is brilliant as well, and the line-up scene is one of the funniest scenes in cinema history. Definitely worth watching.

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