McQuarrie changes the usual formula from 'who done it?' to 'who is it?'. Who is Keyser Soze?

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2002)

Bryan Singer's 'The Usual Suspects' is a masterpiece. From the ad hocery of the line up scene that lets the great cast shine, to the highly organized reminiscential scenes that help the audience understand McQuarrie's great script.
McQuarrie has written an amazingly intricate story filled with tension. It changes the usual formula of 'who done it?' to 'who is it?' creating a unique crime story.
Spacey is brilliant as disabled con man Verbal Kint. Byrne is great as con man gone straight Dean Keaton. Pete Postlethwaite is also amazing as the mysterious lawyer Kobayashi. Not to mention the performance of Palminteri as the frustrated Agent Dave Kujan. The Cast is full of class.

McQuarrie's dialogue is superb. Which is delivered with awesome credence. Especially from Spacey's character Verbal Kint who largely verbalizes the story to Agent Kujan and of coarse the audience.
Singer exposes the clues to this mystery in the most subtle fashion. This leads to one of the most surprising endings in the history of cinema. Who is Keyser Soze?