The Usual Suspects 1995 by AverageMansReviews

The Usual Suspects 1995 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/burning/bodily functions/vehicle crash/drugs/sexual assault/cutting/police brutality/torture/medical/references to homosexuality and human trafficking

You have immunity, so tell me what you know?: Briefly; Agent Dave Kujan [Chazz Palminteri:] he has two hours to talk to Roger "Verbal" Kint [Kevin Spacey:] he is a member of this criminal group of individuals, he is a disabled individual that was at this location when things went south.

Generally speaking: the framework: uses the outlay of storyteller/narrator [Kint,] so yes we will have this back and forth between present and earlier on top of that we also have coming full circle. The pacing: of this 106 minutes film is good as I am just referenced it is incredibly well structured in one way or another, so the pacing just has to progressively move from place to place to adapt to what is required at that specific time. But we have more; the character developments and performances between this group of criminals being individually or in different numbers or in their entirety; create the world they live in; meaning these all criminals they all have a certain perspective on the world around them essentially life as a criminal, so when they have dialogue exchanges, they all know the game of being a criminal, even when one is trying not to be one he still knows the game and as a bit of comedy I can make reference to; when they are all in a line-up and they are told to read what is on the bit of paper; in every fully grown adult in this situation is a 10-year-old boy waiting to come out as they hardly take this situation seriously for a moment.

Action; the action sequences are by and large of the hoist varieties: these are all good in their own ways.

Character developments and performances; this collective of criminals have their own types of skills and personality types as I made reference to earlier they very much create their own atmosphere and chemistry or friction; yes they might make their own decision throughout this film, but predominantly they are not weak to a certain point and their performances reflect their character types, stage presence and sometimes confrontational personalities and mannerisms; which this cast in or outside this group of criminals understand what is not only needed from their individual characters, but the standard/quality performances that are necessary to pull off this kind of film and a special mention should go out to Spacey: because without his masterful performance from being a subdued character, to put in all of this authentic detail and mannerisms and etc, without him I feel confident or without a shadow of doubt without him this film wouldn't be the classic crime film it is today and roughly 3 decades later and counting: to be honest with you whomever was involved in this film on any level whatsoever should be delighted even with 30 years on what they achieved here and how these types of films should be done and this is one of those films that should have been adapted for Broadway or something as in theory it would be something I would say that was achievable; because come on most of this film is some form of spoken word and the rest can be adapted for theatre production and just out of interest and on some research as of this content being first created so far this has never happened yet and whilst I am here I am going to say this; never ever, never ever make a remake or a reboot of this film, because it has a perfect and priceless cast that can never be replicated, because I believe there are some films that are times in history films; this basically means taking a legendary film out of its timeframe in this case 1990s and hypothetically replicating it in 2030: you aren't going to be able to completely replicate everything and I do mean not only performers which on its own level good luck with that, but also that time frame in the 1990s and what it was like back then with genuine authenticity.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; it definitely is one of those films that at minimum you need to see once in your lifetime for its concept and execution, mystery and cast assembled. I also had the wonderful pleasure of watching this film at the cinema on its 30th anniversary with the person that I watch some of this content with, it was still immensely entertaining and should be absolutely no surprise, but it actually has some awards accredited to its name; such as 37 Winners that include but are not limited to; Academy Awards, USA 1996 Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role Kevin Spacey and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Christopher McQuarrie and National Board of Review, USA 1995 NBR Award Best Acting by an Ensemble Stephen Baldwin Gabriel Byrne Benicio Del Toro Kevin Pollak Kevin Spacey Chazz Palminteri Pete Postlethwaite Suzy Amis Giancarlo Esposito 17 Nominees would include but also not limited to Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1996 Saturn Award Best Director Bryan Singer, American Cinema Editors, USA 1996 Eddie Best Edited Feature Film John Ottman and Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996  CFCA Award Most Promising Actor Benicio Del Toro [as Fred Fenster: a self-confident member of our criminal group.]