It's a cult hit. Find out where The Usual Suspects is streaming, if The Usual Suspects is on Netflix, and get news and updates, on Decider. “The Usual Suspects” is a fine bloody valentine to the art of filmmaking. Over the years, the film has attained an almost cult status in the modern cine-audience as a must watch movie. […] “The Usual Suspects,” airing in 38 counties, has become one of North Florida’s and South Georgia’s premier political talk shows. The story begins when five men are rounded up for a line-up, and grilled about a truck hijacking (the usual suspects). Scores of blogs and critics have lined up giving their two cents on the movie. If this is your first time to watch it, I sort of envy you the pleasure of watching it unfold, especially now that it’s old enough that younger people might be un-spoiled. The first time I saw The Usual Suspects was in 1996. I'm most grateful for your 1.5 star review of "The Usual Suspects." This article contains spoilers for The Usual Suspects.. Plus, All but one of them are quite easily killed off at the end. Movie endings, they're usually pretty straight forward right? The titular Usual Suspects pull off a total of one job while failing at the rest that they're assigned. Some of the other members of the audience liked it, and so when I went to see it again in July, I came armed with a notepad and a determination not to let crucial plot points slip by me. People adore that movie. If it’s the second or fifth time, it’s still a good way to waste a brisk 1 ¾. ‘The Usual Suspects’ is a film of utmost style. The Bad Guy Wins: Keyser Söze literally gets away with murder. Least pleased is Keaton: a crooked cop - exposed, indicted, but now desperately trying to go straight. The first time I saw "The Usual Suspects" was in January, at the Sundance Film Festival, and when I began to lose track of the plot, I thought it was maybe because I'd seen too many movies that day. I was a freshman in high school, and I’d taped it off cable. Bad Boss: Söze's minions are disposable. Critics Consensus: Expertly shot and edited, The Usual Suspects gives the audience a simple plot and then piles on layers of deceit, twists, and … We all know its ending is still discussed to this day. The Usual Suspects is a 1995 neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie.It stars Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, and Kevin Spacey.. After a waterfront explosion, Verbal, an eye-witness and participant tells the story of events leading up to the conflagration. I would like to say thank you for going against the grain of the grand praise this film got. There's been a lot reader mail of late over your original responses to some films, particularly "The Usual Suspects." Guy Wins: Keyser Söze literally gets away with murder and i ’ d taped it off.! 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