The Usual Suspects

1995 • 106 minutes

About this movie

Following a truck hijack in New York, five conmen are arrested and brought together for questioning. As none of them is 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?

Ratings and reviews

On re-watching, after many years, a bit of the confounding mystery is lost but the acting remains compelling. What a pity we've lost the artist who is Kevin Spacey. May he return to charm the circle of contemporary actors.

The movie is a disaster, not worth watching. Cheap "mysterious" story that ends very predictable. I have no idea what people find interesting in it. Horrible acting.

5 stars for the movie, though the names of the characters when you pause it need to change as it'll spoil it. I mean, I kinda figured it out, but it would have still been better if I didn't know who Sozë was.