Well made, but highly overrated **1/2 out of 5

Rating: Null/10 (18 February 2005)

I know I may be one in a hand full of people to say this, but I just didn't find The Usual Suspects to be all that great. I mean number 18 on the top 250? C'mon! I felt lost through most of the movie. But in the end I suppose it's okay that I felt lost. I must give credit where credit is due though. The acting is really good. I think Spacey is an outstanding actor. Stephen Baldwin has always been a great actor too and Pete Postlethwaite is a truly solid actor as well. It was all filmed quite well. Nice lighting techniques. And John Ottman is a terrific film score composer. I'm not saying this is a bad movie. It's somewhat entertaining even though, again, I felt lost, and it has a twist that you can't stand yet have to admire at the same time. I'm not recommending it, but I suppose you could do a whole lot worse.