The best Crime/Thriller film of all time

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2007)

The Usual Suspects is the best crime/thriller film out there. It has a great combination of good directing, an amazing script, and a brilliant cast, not to mention the fantastic score by John Ottman. It is undoubtedly Bryan Singers best work.
I have yet to see a film that will stand up to as many repeat viewings. A lot of the films success has to do with the cast working so well together. The films main characters are very different from one and other, but they compliment each other too, from Kevin Pollaks humour and Benicio Del Toros crazy accent/ad libbing, to Kevin Spaceys fantastic portrayal of verbal.
I heard in the directors commentary that the cast also got on very well behind the scenes, and spent lots of time interacting. I think that is partly the reason why they gel so well on screen.
It's not unusual to get a film with a twist in it, but I don't know of any other that pull it off so well. I was lucky to have not been told anything about the film, I happened upon it when it was first released on video. I think not knowing much about this film creates the best enjoyment, the viewer obviously tries to work out who Keyser Soze is, but because so much is going on people don't think too hard about it.
The Usual Suspects is at the top of my favourite 5 films, I'm not surprised Al Pacino regrets not taking the part of Dave Kujan.