Sure, the ending twists your mind into a pretzel, but......

Rating: 9/10 (7 June 1999)

is it worth it?
The Usual Suspects features some fine performances, particularly from Kevin Spacey, great direction and an ending which makes you think for a long time after it has finished. But is the rest of the film, which is driven by characters rather than any cohesive plot, worth waiting through?
A great movie should have entertainment value or emotional depth, preferably both. I didn't find The Usual Suspects especially entertaining (even the second time through - I did try) and it certainly has little feeling - it would have had more if the only (barely) sympathetic character hadn't turned out the way he did.
The Usual Suspects isn't a great movie, it is simply a well-acted, solid crime drama (I wouldn't even call it a thriller - where's the suspense?). Watch it, and watch it again if you want to get the ending out of your mind - because it isn't worth pondering over the whole movie for too long....6 1/2 out of 10.