Phenomenal, one of my favorite all time movies!

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2004)

One day in the fall of 1995 I walked into a theater with no plan whatsoever as to which movie I would see. After reviewing the choices I decided on The Usual Suspects. When I walked out of the theater I was totally overcome by the brilliance of this movie. I immediately considered this film to be worthy of best picture and pondered whether or not the academy would recognize it as it was not a major release and did not have an overwhelming buzz about it at the time. I was disappointed when it did not get the BP nod although it did get nominated for best supporting actor (Kevin Spacey) and screenplay of which it won both.
I really enjoy good figure-it-out movies of which this flick gets the highest marks. I was really impressed that contributers to this site collectively rate it 18th which is a higher mark than any of the films that were nominated for BP that year.
Other movies of this genre that I love: Sleuth, The Maltese Falcon, Jacob's Ladder, Dead Again, And Then There Were None.