Slow beginning with a brilliant ending

Rating: 7/10 (15 June 2013)

Although I have given a rating of 7/10, I would have preferred giving Usual Suspects 6.5/10. It did not quite do it for me and if the last part of the film was not the way it was, I would have considered giving a rating of 6/10. However, it is promising to see that Bryan Singer (director) went on to produce films such as Valkyrie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and X-Men: First Class, which does show he is able to produce films worth watching.
What maintained my engagement with the film was the change of scenes from the past to the present and vice versa. Acting was of moderate quality. The film did take a fair bit of time to get going. I feel that without Kevin Spacey, the film lacked depth. A clever ending and brilliant acting by Kevin Spacey are as much as I can say when it comes to pointing out the positives.