
Following a truck hijack in New York, five criminals are arrested and brought together for questioning. As none of them are guilty, they plan a revenge operation against the police. The operation goes well, but then the influence of a legendary mastermind criminal called Keyser Söze is felt. It becomes clear that each one of them has wronged Söze at some point and must pay back now. The payback job leaves 27 men dead in a boat explosion, but the real question arises now: Wh... (Full plot summary below)
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Following a truck hijack in New York, five criminals are arrested and brought together for questioning. As none of them are guilty, they plan a revenge operation against the police. The operation goes well, but then the influence of a legendary mastermind criminal called Keyser Söze is felt. It becomes clear that each one of them has wronged Söze at some point and must pay back now. The payback job leaves 27 men dead in a boat explosion, but the real question arises now: Who actually is Keyser Söze?
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| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealMcQuarrie's script is a scurrying lizard of a yarn, scaly, swift and difficult to follow. |
| Bullz-Eye.comDavid MedskerNo one is out of place or out of line here, and that is what makes the final payoff so sweet. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe Usual Suspects is an ironic, bang-up thriller about the wages of crime. A terrific cast of exciting actors socks over this absorbingly complicated yarn that's been spun in a seductively slick fashion by director Bryan Singer. |
| Independent on SundayQuentin CurtisMetaphysical mumbo-jumbo? Of course -- but the thrill of The Usual Suspects is that, after years of movie demythologising, it re-mythologises the crime movie. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonIt's a film that demands to be watched again and again -- this is good old-fashioned pulp fiction told in the slickest 1990s style. |
| San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonThis movie has everything but Humphrey Bogart, and I'm sure he's sorry he was unavailable. |
| Herald Sun (Australia)Leigh PaatschA movie where the getting-there (and the getting-away-with-it) is everything. |
| Baltimore SunStephen HunterIt may ultimately make sense; no one could tell without at least four or five viewings. What is totally commanding, however, is the level of ensemble acting [and] the adroitness of the storytelling. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe Usual Suspects is an accomplished synthesis of noir elements and, as such, is an entertaining entry to the genre. |
| Jam! MoviesBruce KirklandThe only usual thing about The Usual Suspects is the title. All else is a fun, fresh, gritty new take on something you thought was old and familiar. |