The Usual Suspects
Directed by Bryan Singer
Written by Christopher McQuarrie
Starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chaz Palmintieri, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro, & Pete Postelthwaite
1995
This is the story of a sole survivor of what appears to be a drug deal gone bad on the docks of LA. This role made Kevin Spacey's career and won him a best supporting actor award, though arguably he was the lead. The story begins with an apparently random line-up of five 'usual suspects', including busted bad cop the classy Gabriel Byrne (a similar character to the Coen flick, Miller's Crossing).
This is a very well crafted tale, also winning an Oscar for best screenplay. Bryan Singer was only 27 when he began this project. He should be proud, and hopefully a better rep than the mysterious kingpin 'Keyser Soze', whose story Spacey relates here:
