1995 Ranked
Non-2018 First Time Watches Ranked
Directors Ranked: Bryan Singer

Film #43 of my 100 Degrees, 100 Movies Challenge

Common actor from previous film: Pete Postlethwaite

PREVIOUS FILM: Alien³
NEXT FILM: L.A. Confidential

"And like that...he's gone."

I had the twist of this film spoiled for me about three years ago. I can't be mad, at the time it was 20 years old, but I just can't help but think how much more I would've liked it had I not known the identity of Keyser Soze. I truly feel it would've been one of my all-time favourites. As it is now, I still really liked it, but that twist would've possibly blown my mind.

I really liked everything about this; the acting was superb, the writing I felt was exceptional, the score was pretty good and I actually quite liked some of the directing, the way some of the scenes were shot was quite cool.

This isn't really spoiler-y but the way the film is written, you really only believe that Keyser Soze could be one of two people from the lineup, and maybe a third person who wasn't in the lineup. I kinda wish they had written little things in for the other three characters to make it be even somewhat believable that maybe they could've been Soze as well. Then the twist could've been even more memorable.

It's a real shame that Kevin Spacey is a piece of shit in real life because he is a phenomenal actor...also, Bryan Singer is a piece of shit as well but I'm happy I can finally separate the actor/director from their work because it'd have been a real shame if I didn't watch this. It's fantastic.