Praise for the surprise ending

Rating: Null/10 (14 April 2003)

The Usual Suspects, whilst not only being a tremendous film in itself has definatly led the way to spawning a total shuffle in the way that films in the Crime genre are made.
The tremendous script and birth on our screens of Kevin Spacey and Benicio Del Toro made this film a landmark, not only because it launched the careers of both of those actors, but also because the shock ending, which is not at all typical of crime films has spawned many films, not only crime films which base the entire narrative structure on the surprise ending. When you watch films like Fight Club or any film by M. Night Shyamalan, you can clearly see the influence held by The Usual Suspects on these films. Bryan Singers direction and Christopher McQuarrie's screen writing should both be praised and lavished by fans of any film which has a tale changing twist at the end of it.
This film is legendary and is totally responsible for the creation of as new movie genre in itself, the surprise ending!