The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American crime-thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie. It stars Stephen Baldwin (CSI), Gabriel Byrne (End of Days), Benicio del Toro (Snatch, Sin City), Chazz Palminteri (Modern Family), Kevin Pollak (A Few Good Men), Pete Postlethwaite, and Kevin Spacey (American Beauty, House of Cards)
The film follows the interrogation of Roger “Verbal” Kint (Spacey), a small-time con man who is one of only two survivors of a massacre and fire on a ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. He tells an interrogator a convoluted story about events that led him and four other criminals to the boat, and of a mysterious mob boss known as Keyser Söze who commissioned their work. Using flashback and narration, Kint’s story becomes increasingly complex. Sounds confusing, but trust me, it’s epic. Unfortunately, that’s all I can really say about the film’s story without spoiling anything. The acting in the film is fantastic, particularly from Spacey, Byrne, Del Toro (my favourite character behind Spacey) and Palminteri, it kept me hooked until the very last second.
I hadn’t seen this film up until a few weeks ago, but it’s now one of my favourites, everything about it is fantastic, it’s unique, original and the story and acting are superb 10/10
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