What the --?

Rating: Null/10 (9 May 2002)

Superb performances. Brilliantly-paced storytelling. Direction that's maybe not quite as accomplished as it first seems, but is certainly good enough to do the needful.
It's the plot that makes the film though. It's magnificent. Those who lean back, bloated by their own sense of self-importance, and nonchalantly claim to have "gotten" the twist just don't get it. Or rather, they're falling for it. None of the questions raised by the film are answered. Not in any reasonable way. The plot is a web of lies, which saves what is potentially the biggest lie of all for the very end. It's wonderfully knowing, and it superbly leads the audience on a merry dance.
Who is Kaizer Soze? Don't let those who claim to know fool you. To this day, nobody knows for sure. That's the beauty of this film. And as films go, it's very beautiful indeed.