There are scenes in cinema you never forget. For me, the coffee cup moment in The Usual Suspects is one of them. Bryan Singer constructs it with total precision and it lands exactly as intended. Pure craft.
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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