THE  USUAL  SUSPECTS  (1995)                                                            

FIVE   CRIMINALS   -   ONE   LINE   UP   -   NO   COINCIDENCE

Directed by: Bryan Singer  

Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Spacey

Plot: Police investigating an exploded boat on a San Pedro pier discover 27 bodies and $91 million worth of drug money. The only survivors are a severely burned and very scared Hungarian terrorist and Roger Kint, a crippled con-man. Reluctantly, Kint is pressurised into explaining exactly what happened on the boat. His story begins six weeks earlier with five criminals being dragged in by New York police desperate for suspects on a hijacked truck and ends with the possible identification of a criminal mastermind.

Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Kevin Spacey; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Christopher McQuarrie) 

My comments: Can be somewhat slow or confusing at times, but it has one of the best twist endings ever, and that's what makes it so good. It makes you want to see the film again. Interesting (complicated!) story-telling, and last but not least - Kevin Spacey is excellent. 

My favourite quote: How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss?