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Usual Suspects, The (1995) Rank 4 Reviews
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Jamey Hughton's Movie Views (Jamey Hughton)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
McQuarrie's script is a scurrying lizard of a yarn, scaly, swift and difficult to follow. ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Palo Alto Weekly (Leonard Schwarz)
It's a real dazzler -- a neo-noir hybrid of a heist and a mystery film that sucks you into a dark world where nothing is what it seems. ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Leonard Schwarz)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
The film that (for better or worse) unleashed the talents of Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey on Hollywood still rings as one of the best crime thrillers created. McQuarrie's script, Singer's directing and strong performances (esp. from Spacey & Byrne) ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
I don't know if you'll find a better film in Triangle theaters this week than Bryan Singer's THE USUAL SUSPECTS. His tale of a "heist gone bad" is told in detailed flashback, as part of an interrogation between the sole surviving participant (Kevin ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
It is about time this amazing film has been given a special edition release. This disc is miles ahead of any previous release of The Usual Suspects, and even though I have seen this film 10+ times, it still as enjoyable as the first time.Synopsis“A ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Jeremy Frost)
DVD Clinic (Mike Sampson)
After the hijacking of a docked yacht ends in an explosion killing all but one aboard, police try to figure out why the heist, purportedly to lift $91 million of dollars worth of cocaine, took place considering there were no drugs or money onboard. A ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at DVD Clinic (Mike Sampson)
Bullz-Eye.com
There is a reason that movies like "The Usual Suspects" don't come down the pike
very often. They take discipline to write (and from the looks of McQuarrie's
subsequent output, completely drain the creative juices), steadiness to direct,
and ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
MovieWeb ("Rorschach")
Palo Alto Online (Leonard Schwarz)
MovieMaze (Thomas Brendel)
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
DVDActive (Chris Gould)
This is only the second time I have seen The Usual Suspects, but it won’t be the last. The film is a delicately interwoven tale that requires a high degree of concentration and repeated viewings to get the most out of it. It’s also one of ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at DVDActive (Chris Gould)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
The Usual Suspects, the heavily hyped new film from Bryan Singer, is finally here, and with it comes the answer to the riddle posed in its high-powered ad campaign, "Who is Keyser Soze?"
Keyser Soze is a semi-mythical crime kingpin who ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Movie Reviews UK
In the tradition of Chandler, the contorted and labyrinthine thriller makes a welcome return to our screens with The Usual Suspects. The plot, such as it is, concerns the events which swirl around a group of five expert criminals as they tackle several ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Movie Reviews UK
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Singer does an excellent job of blending humor into his noir thriller. There's enough to avoid a sense of ponderousness, but not so much that The Usual Suspects becomes campy. Unlike many motion pictures, this one continually builds to its ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
The suspense in the score isn't entirely riveting, but it
works in an unconventional sense by twisting themes, construing strings in
unusual performances, and offering percussive elements in seemingly
illogical places. Some passages translate ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Highly entertaining, highly convoluted whodunnit. Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Pollak, Stephen Baldwin and Benicio Del Toro star as five cons who join together after all are picked out for a police lineup. In a series of flashbacks, the film shows ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The "usual suspects" are five men: Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne), an ex-cop-turned-crook who's known for his steely demeanor and nerves of iron; Michael McManus (Stephen Baldwin), a psycho entry man; Todd Hockney (Kevin Pollak), a hardware specialist with a ...read the complete Usual Suspects movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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