This is one of those movies one must see at least once in their lifetime

Rating: 8/10 (4 January 2011)

This was an admittedly good movie.
It opens with an ex-cop named Keaton on board a ship. He seems seriously injured. A mysterious figure referred to as "Keyser" has a few words with him after which he shoots him and burns the boat. The next day,a detective named Kujan interrogates the key witness, Verbal Kint, a crippled small time thief who has apparently gotten immunity and posted bail. Upon interrogation, Verbal tells the story of how he, Keaton,and 3 other thieves named Hockney, Fenster and Mcmanus met during a police lineup regarding a stolen weapons truck. After a series of events, they are thrown together in an "assignment" from Keyser Soze, a legendary gangster of unrivaled ruthlessness whose mere name sends any criminal shaking in his boots. Told in flashback form, the movie describes the series of events that leads them to Keyser Soze as well as the events that happened on the boat, told from Verbal's point of view. The twist in the end is admittedly one of the best I've seen in a while. I won't reveal it as it will ruin the entire movie for many viewers but it's brilliant. I at least never saw it coming.
One of my problems with the movie was that it tended to drag and become monotonous at times and the many little details and twists in the plot will be problematic for those with a shorter attention span. As far as acting goes, Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Bryne both do good jobs and the rest of the cast are reasonable. Overall, it has a deceptively simple but solid plot and interesting characters and is definitely worth watching at least once.
My rating-8.5/10