A must have for any video collection

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2001)

This movie was absolutely incredible, I own it, have seen it a hundred times, and will never get tired of it.
Kevin Spacey gives one of the performances of his life, and is backed by an amazing cast, including Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro before he was famous, Stephen Balwin in what is definitely the best role of his career, and Kevin Pollak, who is consistently hilarious. It features amazing dialogue, sound editing, and I won't give away the ending, but it is honestly the best thing I've ever seen. Chazz Palminteri is perfect as the cocky FBI agent, Dan Hedaya is on target as a NYC cop, and Pete Postlethwaite riveting. There is nothing bad you can say about this film. It's too bad Christopher McQuarrie wrote such a lackluster script for his more recent film, The Way of the Gun.
The plot twist that ends this movie is great even if you are looking for it, but when it surprises you, as it surprised me, it is absolutely astounding. The theatre emitted a huge "ohmigod" when the film came to its final 15 minutes. The audience realizes what's happened as the characters do, and thus are drawn right into the movie. This is the most original way to reveal a twist EVER. An absolutely original story, and worth it for the great performances alone. Rent it!