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07/08/06
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
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Reviews for The Usual Suspects
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
The Usual Suspects is a movie with style to burn, and, initially, that is this crime drama's most mesmerizing aspect.
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
Top CriticA brilliantly inventive and suspenseful crime drama that is destined to become a classic.
04/10/02
One of the most ingenious, unpredictable films in recent memory... and one of the biggest cheats.
12/22/04
Certain 'big twists' may have hogged the limelight of late, but rarely have they come 'bigger' or better than in Bryan Singer’s glorious exercise in taut intrigue, dazzling plotting and criminal psychology.
01/01/00
Once again, my comprehension began to slip, and finally I wrote down: 'To the degree that I do understand, I don't care.'
01/01/00
Top CriticDirector 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 has always kind of sat there, hoping that you'll love it for its twist ending.
04/02/02
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
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
Top CriticThe 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
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
As entertainment, the film is a lukewarm experience. But as a piece of construction, The Usual Suspects is a slick bit of business.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis is a film that looks good, and has good actors, but the writing is really the film's strongest point.
01/01/00
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
This movie finally isn't anything more than an intricate feat of gamesmanship, but it's still quite something to see.
05/20/03
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June 20, 2007:
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March 22, 2007:
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