Suspects, but not guilty

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2001)

The Usual Suspects is very different from the 99% of the films which are released every year. The difference lays on the fact that this film is an original piece of art. As Citizen Kane or The Godfather, this film proves that entertainment and quality can be combined, in fact, that they should be combined. Because when we are in a cinema watching a film we expect something more than guns shooting or explosions. We want the film to make us think, and even more, to surprise us. Because this is what cinema is all about. Unfortunately most of the films try to make this by means of endings which are very hard to believe, or by making a film visually strong. The Usual Suspects is very far from all that. The script of this film is one of the most brilliant ever written, but even more important, it's original. Because when seeing this film you realize you have never seen something like this before, and probably will never see it again.
The film is a very intelligent and complex thriller with a mixture of characters that confuse you until the end of the film. Still you are all the time asking yourself what is happening. It is only when you see it again that you realize that not only the plot is really good, but that the dialogues are excellent. This film is probably one of the films with more brilliant quotes. At the same time the actors are excellent, especially the five suspects. All this makes The Usual Suspects one of the best and most interesting films ever.