"A man can convince anyone he's somebody else, but never himself."

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2008)

A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup. But the question is...who's the one controlling everything? Simply put, this film is a deceptive maze of lies-not clues. For example, I'll start off by saying how the character we are getting our supply of information, the crippled Verbal Kint ( Kevin Spacey): is clearly an 'unreliable narrator.' Secondly, all of the information Kint is describing through flashbacks or not, is for Kujan's satisfaction. Remember, Kujan keeps saying he is ' smarter' than him. Remember the line "My guess is you'll never see him again." Verbal wanted Kujan to know that he was outsmarted, ever since Kujan told him he was smarter than him.
Fantastic acting all the way around from Spacey to: Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, and Benico Del Toro. Christopher McQuarrie also created a real unique and fresh script.
The brilliant thing about this film is how you can simply watch one scene once, and then re-watch it and find something that'll peak your interest. A what in the hell just happened moment. For example, the scene where both Kint and Kujan are drinking coffee with Kint literally reading from the bottom of the mug. Or the scene on the boat where Bryan Singer once again, adds a masterful touch, by having Gabriel Byrne's character, Keaton dress up in a fedora and trenchcoat...... Did he just kill himself? Huh? What just happened?