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Movie Review: The Usual Suspects

Here’s a tale of self-loathing and deceit - I was at a party (or was it a pub?) with Terz and his film-making pal Nic. We were discussing movies and suddenly Terz mentions how awesome The Usual Suspects was, which in turn sets Nic rattling “Who is Keyser Soze?”. And I, the ignorant cheapo who would not spend a couple of bucks renting a DVD decided to pretend I had watched it and said I had enjoyed it tremendously it as well whilst all the while wondering who the flying f87k Keyser Soze was.

This disturbed me because I had lied about such a stupid thing that I imagined that I may have been dropped on my head as a kid. So with guilt in my heart, I plodded along to a Gramaphone store where I rented a copy of the aforementioned movie to watch it once and for all.

I recruited Caligula, my faithful housemate and we watched the movie.

Criminals plan heist. Criminals pull of heist. Keyser Soze screws everybody frontways, sideways and then criminals all get dead. Bla bla bla. What a movie. Nothing could have prepared us for the way the story would conclude. I mean the ending was a total mindfuck. We were screaming WHAT THE F**K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can go rent this if your mind is horny.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

Link to wikipedia article on the movie (spoiler warning!)

Kevin Spacey and Kim Basinger did a good job in this movie didn’t they?

I actualy loved this movie and the climax was simply out of the world. Something built out of nothing at all.

And that is why this is among my top all time fav movies. Hahaha. Did you know even the cast din know who was Keyser Soze till the very end? lol.

First King Kong, now Usual Suspects. When are you gonna do a review of Chronicles of Niama?

Usual Suspects is confirmed good stuff…watched years ago. Still is good. :)

Where the hell did Kim Bassinger come from????

are we talking about 9 1/2 Weeks with the Usual Suspects?

Stupid me had to watch it twice to get it…

kim basinger was in LA Confidential with spacey.

i love TUS, spacey is amazing.

Haven’t watch yet!!!! Nair mind I also sometimes act I know. Just want to save ppl the effort of explaining to me la. :P

Go watch Requiem for a Dream. NIceeee.

Kenny: He already did Narnia liao you nair read one meh?