Every choice in The Usual Suspects feels deliberate. The framing, the pacing, the Keyser Soze reveal — Bryan Singer is operating at a level most filmmakers never reach. It's the kind of film you study rather than just watch.
Read full review →Whatever you think of the story, The Usual Suspects is one of the most visually extraordinary films ever shot. There are frames here that belong in a gallery. Worth seeing on the biggest screen possible.
Read full review →The Usual Suspects is technically accomplished and I understand its place in film history. But it left me cold. The identity and deception element felt mechanical and I never connected emotionally. Maybe I'll try again someday.
Read full review →The Usual Suspects has been praised so heavily that no film could live up to the hype completely. It's an excellent film — the rewatch value of the twist is genuinely remarkable — but it's not the untouchable masterpiece some claim.
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