I
think that "Usual Suspects" is the ultimate crime
movie of the last two decades. "Usual Suspects"
is indeed director's Bryan Singer masterpiece - and to be
honest I saw one more of his movies and I was very disappointed.
The movie has won two Oscar Academy awards: one for "best
supporting actor" to Kevin Spacey - of course - for
his brilliant performance as "Verbal" Kint and
one for "best original screenplay" for Christopher
McQuarrie.
I
believe that all the magnitude of this movie lies to this
back 'n' forth in time playing, based on an excellent montage
work. Of course all the characters are superb and the performances
(especially from Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne and Pete Postlethwaite)
are really amazing. The story in brief is about a group
of five criminal masterminds that they met one night in
a police station, brought there as suspects. They decide
to do some moves together and after their successful collaboration,
a lawyer calls them in L.A. and make them a proposal representing
his boss, the all time legendary criminal but never seen
from anyone Keyser Soze. Keyser Soze is "a criminal
so feared, so fabled, even the icy glares of these cold-blooded
killers burn with terror at the mere mention of his name".
The assignment is to attack on a ship that carries 91$ in
drugs and take it over, but the truth is that the valuable
cargo of the ship is the only person on earth how can positively
identify who Keyser Soze is and his willing to testify to
court about it. The attack ended up in a real massacre,
with the crippled, weak Roger "Verbal" Kint to
be the only survivor of the gang. U.S. Customs Special Agent
David Kujan interrogates him, trying to prove that Kaiser
Soze was Dean Keaton - the unquestionable leader of the
gang and close friend of "Verbal" Kint. But Kint
claims that Keyser Soze is another, different and real -
not mythical - devilish criminal. Till the last frame of
the movie you don't know for sure if really exist and who
is Keyser Soze. But you find it out in the very last frame.
"Usual
Suspects" have still very loyal funs all over the world.
Many web sites are dedicated to the movie, but from them
a choose "Alex's
Usual Suspects Page", the "Usual
Suspects Page" from "MovieWeb", the "Review
of Usual Suspects" in "Film.Com" and
the "Usual
Suspects Fan Page".
Almost
in all of them you can find the entire script to download
it in .pdf format, character analysis and presentation and
offers to buy the movie in DVD, VHS or to get some photos
or posters. In "Alex's Usual Suspects Page" you
can vote for "your favorite scumbag" in a pop
up quizlet to the home page.
Anyway, the best thing you have to do
is to see the movie by your own, but don't let anyone to
reveal you, "who is Keyser Soze".
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