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Summary: Great Cast, Great Script..What's Usual About That?
Review: The Usual Suspects is a real treat for movie lovers who enjoy film noir and caper movies. The Oscar-winning screenplay and the excellent cast makes every scene rich with texture. I put my DVD player on "shuffle play" and let the scenes come up in any order - you'll see what I mean. One of my main measures for buying a DVD is how often I watch it, and you have to watch this a number of times just to appreciate all that goes on. It also takes a few passes to figure out what the heck Benicio del Toro's character is even saying in the semi-intelligible voice he has chosen. It's throwaway humor, but you've go to dig to find it. I loved it.It's an exciting thiller and it's so FUNNY without breaking the mood. Many of the jokes are only understood in retrospect, though, making repeat viewing mandatory. Kevin Spacey is always aces, but he earns his Oscar as he introduces us to the story of Keyser Soze - a new name that everyone will know. Second best movie of the 90's - right behind LA Confidential. Okay - that was the old review - I've since bought the special edition, and I highly recommend it. Deleted scenes and the blooper reel are so-so, but the discussions with the actors are fascinating, as is the trip to the Cannes film festival. Best bits were the discussions of the infamous lineup and the other actors' comments about Benicio's intentionally unintelligible dialogue. P.S. - I just recently caught the movie on network TV, where they overdubbed "Give me the keys, you fairy godmother." And some people will wonder what all the buzz was about.
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Summary: Spacey at his best
Review: If you are a Kevin Spacey fan and haven't seen this movie you would be in for a treat as far as seeing what a well rounded actor he is by watching it. The movie on a whole is done well and the other actors all do a fine job. The plot is unique and not easy to figure out like many movies. The ending is excellent well thought out. Even if you rent it some where you should see it if you like movies that make you think.
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Review: Who's Keyzer Soze? He's a spook story... and a Hackneyed plot device
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Summary: The greatest trick the devil ever pulled.......
Review: Five career criminals get picked-up by N.Y.C police for a lineup, and decide the've had enough of being 'Usual Suspects'and decide they ought to extract revenge at the police's expense. Everything goes extremely well untill a shadowy crime figure named Keyser Soze decides they ought to work for him. Nobody knows for sure if Keyser really exist but every move they make is monitored and controlled by the criminal mastermind. One of the greastest movies ever, with plot twist even Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud of making. And like that.......he's gone!
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Summary: Forgive me this review
Review: Something just didn't sit right with me at the end of this movie. To be honest, I would have been happier had the twist at the end not been pulled. Even though Spacey delivers a bravura performance (more than worthy of his Oscar), the script itself seems to trip over its own feet at the end. Now, don't get me wrong, I found a lot of the plot quite entertaining, but pulling the rug out from under the viewer and wiping away 2 hours of movie in doing so doesn't instantly put me to my knees praising it. Also, it tries to be a little too stylish at points, making the protagonists of the story pull off these wild heists and stunts, yet never showing set-up, and giving them the ability to do this just because they're "really good" at what they do. But because it had an original idea, it was destined for classic status. I can live with that, but only because I don't agree.
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Summary: WOW
Review: Move over, Maltese Falcon! There have been a lot of great comments about this film, and I'll try to be short with my own. One -- superb ensemble acting. This film rivals any other for the sheer gut-wrenching force of the characters and the story. Two -- it's really, really scary. But (to my mind) it's scary in the good way --- who is that off-screen menace? Kaiser Susse. Your hair begins to stand on end when you hear his name, but the terror does not depend on on-screen blood & guts. Three -- a superb story. "The Dirty Dozen" with a twist from Alfred Hitchcock. Definitely one of the best flicks EVER.
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Summary: Close to perfection.
Review: A suspenseful and brilliantly-crafted film. Kevin Spacey turns in the performance of a lifetime. The rest of the cast were wonderful as well; there was not a bad performance in the film. The language is strong and there are a few graphic, violent scenes, but the film is absolutely amazing and should not be missed. An intriguing story; you'll be talking about it for hours afterwards.
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Summary: Don't miss this film!
Review: These young, bright, and talented filmmakers, McQuarrie, Singer and cast, filmed a story that holds your attention for 122 minutes, keeps you guessing even after the end, and provokes the audience to reflect. There's also the superb cinematography of Sigel and crafty editing by Ottman. Isn't THIS the definition of "art"? The Usual Suspects deserved awards for Best Film.
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Summary: "Conving the world he didn't exist"
Review: A very clever film by Bryan Singer. When there is a crime, there are usual suspects. But this time, it isn't true. The suspect of the massacre in the harbor is "the devil." Every little details of Verbal Kint's (Kevin Spacey) testimony leads to the surprising end of the movie, like pieces of puzzle being put together, but unexpected puzzle. No one, including the viewrs, has the full picture until the very last minute of the movie. You will definately watch more than once. You will love it.
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Summary: Unplug the phone, lock the door, watch uninterrupted
Review: I saw it originally based on a recommendation from one of my students. This is one of the best films ever made. It starts and you think it's a "caper-film" with the team of criminals planning to pull of the big score, only to realize partway through that isn't it at all. It magically transforms into a character study so compelling you can't take your eyes off the screen. Definately a film you don't just rent once, buy it and sit down to watch it uninterrupted. If a great movie stays with you after you've left the theater, this is one of the best. A scene showing a flash-back to something that happened in Soze's past has haunted me for more than two years!
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