Director: Bryan Singer
Main Actors: Kevin Spacey; Stephen Baldwin; Kevin Pollack; Benecio Del Toro
Year: 1995
Rating: ☆☆☆☆ (4 stars)
I loved Netflix's House of Cards, and was a big fan of Kevin Spacey and his Frank Underwood character, so picked 'The Usual Suspects' as my next film to tick off the list. Although it was sometimes hard to follow, the twist at the end was honestly one of the best I've ever seen, and was voted best movie twist on IMDB! We follow a group of men wrongly accused of a hijacking, who plot revenge against the police, but this gets overshadowed by the bigger question of the identity of Keyser Soze. The ending was so good that I will probably watch it again pretty soon!
For a bit of impressive film knowledge, Al Pacino is supposed to have read for the part of Dave Kujan, but turned the role down due to other commitments. He said it was the role he most regretted turning down, which isn't a surprise. This film features highly on lots of opinion polls, and the only reason I haven't rated it as five stars is because I got slightly confused around half way through. Another brilliant aspect of the film is that it is only 106 minutes long, which, given how so many films now feel like they drag on forever, was a refreshingly concise run time.
You can catch the film trailer here, and the film can be seen on DVD, LoveFilm and Netflix which is always a bonus for convenience.
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