Cleverest movie ever shot.

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2002)

The first time I watched this movie a couple of years I was a little apprehensive as to whether I'd like it or not, a few hours later I was absolutely taken aback by the quality of this movie. I have now seen 'The Usual suspects' about five times and it still remains one of the cleverest and most entertaining movies I have ever seen. **SOME SPOILERS** It starts out with an explosion at a harbor then jumps back six weeks to explain how this event came to happen. The story is told by Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey)and the tale he tells weaves across America from a line-up in New York to a harbor in California. The film constantly throws you red herrings and as each layer of the story is added the audience is tricked into believing a story which may or may not be true. The final revelation has to go down as one of the best plot twists of all time, leaving the audience feeling confused but that's the beauty of it, we then have to go back through the story, which parts are true and which are false. **END OF SPOILERS** The performances of all the actors in this film are incredible, Kevin Spacey was extremely deserving of the Supporting actor award, but the whole cast are fabulous: Gabriel Byrnes (Keaton), Kevin Pollack (Hockley), Benicio Del Toro (Fenster) and especially Steven Baldwin (McManus) are wonderful in this movie. This film is definitly one of my favorite films and I urge everyone to rush out and watch it. If you like clever mvoies which don't simply cater to the popcorn-blockbuster audience then you will LOVE 'The Usual Suspects' 10 out of 10, a masterpiece of modern film-making.