I saw this movie on video and I think its an excellent, gripping thriller that plays tricks with its audience, leading it down one blind alley after another, dealing in deliberate confusion and double-cross. Its refusal to come clean until its final revelation may infuriate some people, but I think thats part of it's appeal, its aided by some nicely edgy performances from its cast.
The plot is simple enough five crooks, who meet in a police line-up and decide to work together on a couple of robberies, come to believe that they are being manipulated by a mysterious master criminal.
The good thing about The Usual Suspects is not method acting or directorial flair, but its vivid, audacious, relentless intelligence. This really is a modern classic.
Mark: 8.5/10
The plot is simple enough five crooks, who meet in a police line-up and decide to work together on a couple of robberies, come to believe that they are being manipulated by a mysterious master criminal.
The good thing about The Usual Suspects is not method acting or directorial flair, but its vivid, audacious, relentless intelligence. This really is a modern classic.
Mark: 8.5/10