A twist in the tale movie that stands up to repeat viewings.

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2000)

This is nothing short of miraculous. I love unusual endings, but the number of movies I see means it has to be pretty special to shock me. Example, I had sussed "The Sixth Sense" in about 15 minutes. This however blew me away. I DEFY anybody to guess the resolution to this plot. In fact the shock ending in someways detracts from the rest of it and that is why I probably enjoy it more on repeat viewings. The first time I saw it, in the cinema, all I could think about when I came out was the ending. Repeated viewings make me appreciate the whole film for example the editing, particularly in the final sequence, the script "the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the World that he didn't exist" and of course the totally mesmerising Kevin Spacey. Incidently the ending still makes all the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Utter brilliance from start to finish. One of the great films of the 1990s.