Great to look at and fine performances to admire, but no!

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2004)

I was constantly impressed by the camera work in this film. Many shots are of breathtaking beauty. The cinematographer always gives us unusual angles. Probably the fact that I noticed so much of this visual stuff is a negative comment about my reaction to other elements of the movie. I got tired of so many people being shot to death and confess that the interweaving of past and present as Kevin Spacey tells the story was hard for me to follow sometimes. However, all actors were superb, with Spacey being particularly riveting. Much of the time he reminded me of that old-time specialist in villainy- Peter Lorre. Despite these favorable comments, I am happy to join with those who think The Usual Suspects has been overrated and who are baffled about its number 18 position on the 250 list,