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The Usual Suspects only works because of its infamous twist ending. Until then, it is simply a convoluted mess that does not offer any ways to resolve its twisting and unreliable plot threads. Films with plot twists work well if they are enjoyable up until the revelation, like The Sixth Sense (1999) or The Prestige (2006). They offer enough mystery to tease a potential revelation and enough clues to figure it out. The Usual Suspects, however, revels in sheer incomprehensibility and hollowness that necessarily demands an explanation to appreciate even at a basic level. Even afterwards, the revelation clearly exists more for the audience's emotional reaction rather than making any sense within the scenario of the film. Gimmicky storytelling aside, the acting, production values and sense of suspense were all handled quite well for a low budget film.

Usual Suspects is one of the best detective thriller of the 90s. Great story, strong cast (Kevin Spacey played his role perfectly) and crazy ending in the last 15 minutes. The plot twists worked perfectly, I, as a viewer, did not see the tricks in the flesh until the end of the film. Bryan Singer made his best film of his career and went to make numerous X-Mens films.

Bryan Singer is a wonderful director, I like basically everything he has ever done; and when looking at the pure crime drama side of his career, what better movie to bring up than this?The actors all do an incredible job, and really sells it as their respective characters. The editing is fast and interestingly made, along with it's flashback sequences. It truly stands out as one of the better crime movies and could have easily been made by Scorsese or Tarantino in some fashion.What really cements it, though, is it's big twist in the end that completely changes everything that has happened before. It's such a clever turn and contributes to one of the most compelling antagonists in film history.