"The Usual Suspects" is an excellent crime drama and winner of the 1996 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
The movie moves from both the present to the past, filling the viewer in on various parts of the tale as it unfolds. Career criminal Roger "Verbal" Kint is sitting in a police station, awaiting the paperwork for his release. U.S. Customs Agent Dave Kujan wants to know about his involvement in a shootout at a local boatyard...where hundreds of millions of dollars (and dozens of corpses) were found. What Agent Kujan gets is an intriguing story involving five criminals, a couple of jewel heists...and a mysterious criminal mastermind known only as Keyser Soze.
Movies that shift from present to past can often times seem muddled or confusing. This movie keeps you right where you need to be...giving you exactly what you need to know when you need to know it. The performances in this movie are top-notch...most notably, Kevin Spacey (winner of the aforementioned Oscar). He brings a vulnerability to crippled con man Kint...and his narration of the story is both witty and insightful. The last ten minutes of this movie may be one of the most powerful moments ever seen in a movie...and cannot be missed.
For an incredible crime/drama...and one of the best stories ever captured on film, "The Usual Suspects" is a keeper.
Starring - Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benecio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, and Suzi Amis. Directed by Bryan Singer.
Time - 1 hour, 46 minutes. Rated - R (Violence, language, adult situations)
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