Unusually Good

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2000)

I had the misfortune to miss this film when it ran in the theaters, see Kevin Spacey's Oscar acceptance speech in which he gave away the ending, and only LATER rent it on video. Despite knowing the shocker in advance, I was nonetheless mesmorized by "The Usual Suspects". In fact, it was actually kind of fun knowing the twist, because I could pay more attention to the way the twist was presented.
However, on balance, I wish I hadn't known -- my shock no doubt would have been similar to that I felt at the end of "The Sixth Sense." All in all, "The Usual Suspects" is an extremely clever piece of filmmaking, if a bit convoluted at times. Spacey is absolutely brilliant, fully deserving of his Oscar.