Too Much Hype Can Ruin a Good Movie

Rating: 6/10 (7 August 2016)

"The Usual Suspects" is a very entertaining and engaging mystery thriller. Most of the time, the plot kept me pretty engaged, I enjoyed the movie's style, and I thought the twist as well done. Of course, the best part of the film is the ACTING! Kevin Spacey's performance blew me away, since he was so interesting, entertaining, and funny throughout the whole movie! He played the best character and gave the best performance. The rest of the cast does very well as well, but Spacey is the only one who REALLY stood out, and he earned a well deserved Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
However, besides the acting, nothing really stood out to me as particularly GREAT about "The Usual Suspects", it was just an entertaining crime story that was very well made and well acted. There's nothing wrong with that! But, it feels a little slow at times and there were no true signs of GREATNESS that I could see. Despite this, the film is the 25th highest rated movie on IMDb! That's crazy! It's so over-hyped, which is probably why I didn't enjoy it more! I might've even given it an 8/10 if nobody else really liked it, but when people are rating a film so highly, I expect it to be better than just a good, fun thriller with an excellent performance and a surprising twist. Obviously, I am not AGAINST good, fun thrillers with excellent performances and surprising twists, but they aren't normally 25th greatest movie of all time material.
A large part of the reason of why I can't give "The Usual Suspects" a higher rating is my own fault. I just don't see why the movie is SUCH A BIG DEAL. It's fun to watch, yes, but it isn't much more than that.
I recommend the film overall, but I do NOT recommend you to watch it expecting a masterpiece.