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The Usual Suspects
(1995)
Bryan Singer's The Usual Suspects represents the ultimate in audience manipulation and controlled unfolding of a script. It is a shamelessly clever movie in which logic is only followed to the degree that it allows McQuarrie and Singer to let their delicate hoax continue to elaborate and draw us in. The style, confidence and timing were brilliantly combined in this benchmark mystery film. The idea is simple, but constantly complicated by Singer's elegant denouement. We meet five standard criminals who seem to be set up in a line-up after a robbery none of them committed. They develop a plan to get back at the police while earning themselves some money. Then they are offered the job of a lifetime by a mysterious stranger who presents himself as a messenger for the enigmatic Keyser Söze. But who is Keyser Söze? And who can be trusted by whom? In many ways, The Usual Suspects is a make-or-break film, since Singer's direction constantly balances on a razor edge. But in maintaining suspense throughout and conducting a stylish film noir updated to what was to become a trendsetting way of filmmaking, the effect remains magnetic. The brilliant cast seem to enjoy themselves, with Benicio Del Toro making a name for himself and Kevin Spacey transitioning from a critics' favourite to a major box-office star. One of the best of the boldly directed, cleverly scripted crime films of the 1990s, it will send shivers down your spine. Verbal Kint: "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn't exist." [When bending down to pick up a cloth to
wipe off his face as an abundance of armed police officers were
arresting him] [About Keyser Soze]
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