Finally a film that lives up to the great Noir's of the 40's and 50's!

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 1999)

The Usual Suspects is about a boat heist that goes wrong, not as wrong as Tarrantino's bungled crooks who stuff up the jewellery job completely in Reservior Dogs tho. There is the usual double crossing and crooked characters as any good Film Noir film should have, it is missing one improtant aspect tho ... a La Femme Fatale, but there is the equivalent of a guy who fulfills the shoes of it perfectly (that would be telling and foolish of me to wreck it for you)
The acting is incredible, great ensemble cast .. There's Gabriel Byrne, Chaz Palminterri, Kevin Pollac, heaps more and my personal fav actor of this generation Kevin Spacey ... the man is a genius who portrays a guy who is the epitome of cool, with the likes of Chilli Palmer (Get Shorty). He fully deserved his Supporting Actor Oscar.
An excellent story written by Stephen McQuarrie and excellent driection by Bryan Singer, with the high-class acting and heart-beating suspense through to the knock-out ending make this one helluva ride that you won't forget in a long time!!!