In 'The Usual Suspects', a boat has been destroyed, and criminals are brought in for questioning. The convoluted narrative unfolds through the perspective of a small-time crook, revealing the story of the notorious Keyser Soze.
Verbal Kint sits in a police interrogation room and improvises an entire criminal underworld from the labels on the wall behind him. The audience believes every word. Bryan Singer’s film is what happens when an unreliable narrator gets exactly the right audience.
Kevin Spacey tells a story to a cop using whatever is on the corkboard. Singer cuts to images that confirm the lie. The final reveal undoes every prior frame.
Bryan Singer's debut film, later films didn't replicate success.
Kevin Spacey tells a story to a cop using whatever is on the corkboard. Singer cuts to images that confirm the lie. The final reveal undoes every prior frame.