The Usual Suspects (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 45 Fresh: 40 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
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 rounded up for a standard police line-up. Upon their release, the men band together to pull... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Bryan Singer
Producer: Bryan Singer
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie
Composer: John Ottman
Producer: Bryan Singer
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie
Composer: John Ottman
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03/31/08
Top Critic
Stylishly made but narratively hollow and dramatically derivative, Bryan Singer's puzzle-homage to Tarantino is nonetheless well-directed and well-acted, particularly by Kevin Spacey who won a Supporting Oscar.
09/01/06
To many young film buffs, this is where film history begins and ends.
07/08/06
McQuarrie's script is a scurrying lizard of a yarn, scaly, swift and difficult to follow.
07/07/06
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06/24/06
If ever a movie got extra points for a strong, unexpected conclusion it's The Usual Suspects.
01/23/06
One of the most ingenious, unpredictable films in recent memory... and one of the biggest cheats.
12/22/04
It's a real dazzler -- a neo-noir hybrid of a heist and a mystery film that sucks you into a dark world where nothing is what it seems.
05/20/03
This movie finally isn't anything more than an intricate feat of gamesmanship, but it's still quite something to see.
05/20/03
Top Critic
Fantastic ensemble crime thriller with the mystique of an underworld urban legend. A Breakout project for both Benecio Del Toro and Director Bryan Singer.
03/22/03
The Usual Suspects loses some of its impact with subsequent viewings, but it remains a superior picture with much to enjoy beyond its unforgettable ending.
09/10/02
In many ways, the viewers are the mark in this audacious con game… and its brilliance is all the more impressive for it.
08/13/02
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