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USUAL SUSPECTS

Director:

  Bryan Singer
  

Year Released:

  1995

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Gabriel Byrne
  Giancarlo Esposito
  Chazz Palminteri
  Kevin Pollack
  Kevin Spacey
Movie Haiku:Like Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, this film succeeds brilliantly on first view, but looks full of gimmicks & tricks once you know the “big secret.” Nevertheless, Byrne’s excellent as the flawed hero (an ex-cop) & Spacey deserved his Oscar for playing “Verbal Kint,” narrator of this twisted tale of savage mayhem.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2003