Intriguing well made crime drama with a nice twist in the end
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08/02/02
The Usual Suspects (1995)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:39
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director Bryan Singer's labyrinthine crime drama centers on five career criminals (played by Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, and Stephen Baldwin) who meet after being... [More]
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak
Director: Bryan Singer
Reviews for The Usual Suspects
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07/27/02
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04/12/02
A brilliantly inventive and suspenseful crime drama that is destined to become a classic.
04/10/02
The Usual Suspects has always kind of sat there, hoping that you'll love it for its twist ending.
04/02/02
It’s not often that a movie so intriguing comes out of Hollywood, but when one does, it should be watched.
11/18/01
The Usual Suspects is the freshest, funniest and scariest crime thriller to come along since Pulp Fiction.
05/12/01
...an entertaining crime drama; an intricately conceived puzzle play; a fragment of gangster mythology; a parody of cops-and-robbers films; an outright black comedy;
04/08/01
But like a tale from the Arabian Nights, told for the sheer pleasure of storytelling, this elegant puzzle not only enjoys showing off, it also has something to show.
02/13/01
Top CriticMost of the time I hardly knew what was going on, but I couldn't wait to see what happened next.
01/01/00
The only usual thing about The Usual Suspects is the title. All else is a fun, fresh, gritty new take on something you thought was old and familiar.
01/01/00
Director Bryan Singer works so hard at evoking an air of world-weary fatalism that it's a shame to find out, at the end, that the little things -- like characters and story -- don't matter as much as the oh-so-clever denouement.
01/01/00
The Usual Suspects is a knockout suspense yarn with so many twists and turns you're never quite sure where it's going to wind up. And the trip is enormously satisfying.
01/01/00
All the actors nail their parts with ultra-cool finesse, and just listening to Del Toro mumble his lines is worth the cost of the ticket alone. Singer's direction is also completely on target.
01/01/00
After following the beckoning twists and turns, you're left trapped and more than a little disappointed for getting in so deep.
01/01/00
The twist at the end is a corker, but crucial questions remain unanswered. What's interesting, though, is how little this intrudes on our enjoyment.
01/01/00
The Usual Suspects is an accomplished synthesis of noir elements and, as such, is an entertaining entry to the genre.
01/01/00
Nothing is what it seems in this layered, velvety movie (which was shot in handsome wide-screen format) -- the truth keeps shifting -- and nothing matters either.
01/01/00
There are plenty of twists in the plot to keep you on your toes throughout the film.
01/01/00
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