The Usual Suspects put my BRAIN IN A BLENDER | *First Time Watching* Movie Reaction & Commentary

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My first time watching The Usual Suspects! I loved the heist elements on this film, the storytelling, the way it intentionally misled me all with a greatly enjoyable payoff! I hope you enjoy my reaction & commentary!
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Original Movie: The Usual Suspects (1995)
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[@CasualNerdReactions]

It's rare that a movie flat out lies to me and it makes me so happy! What are your thoughts on The Usual Suspects?

[@arisucheddar3097]

I share your headache lol but there's an intense satisfaction to all the pieces that didn't QUITE click in every version of the story, suddenly snapping into place.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

@@arisucheddar3097 THIS 👏 It is SO satisfying!

[@jaydisqus3353]

I like that we will never actually know what happened.

[@tempsitch5632]

Saw it 4 times in theatres including being able to take my Dad to it right before he died. Must have rented it on VHS to show friends about 18 times when it came out. As a musician and editor myself, what John Ottman did composing the music and editing the film, is technically and artistically incredible.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

Tiny clues at the beginning that are easy to miss. The first shot we see of "Keyser" at the dock is of his feet, walking normally. Then the first shot we see of Verbal is also of his feet, limping. Almost as if to subliminally say, "See, Verbal CAN'T be Keyser!"...because he is, of course

[@jimtatro6550]

“And just like that, poof, he’s gone.” Greatest last line ever….chills.👍

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Truly, yes!

[@nooneofconsequence1251]

The horror. The horror.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

too cool for school

[@slchance8839]

he's a dark knight

[@jlinkous05]

Fun fact: Stephen Baldwin's delivery of "Gimme the keys" during the lineup, that was improv and the other actors' reactions were genuine!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I love that! I need to rewatch it.

[@kevinwassledah1153]

I believe I once hear they were laughing because someone in the lineup farted

[@jinius75]

Del Toros reaction is hilarious "what dah fuuh!?"

[@daveb947]

@@kevinwassledah1153 i think they initially tried to be serious during the lineup scene. Then they all just improved and Benicio just mumbled and farted during his part. lol.

[@kevinwassledah1153]

@@daveb947 thank you for the clarification👍

[@chefskiss6179]

Nice one! There is a scene in Eddie Murphy's Dr. Dolittle where he's running through a dog kennel (and of course the Dr. can hear all animals talking) so we hear so many voices yelling out to him and somewhere in that mix a dog shouts "I'm Keyzer Soze". I immediately spit my drink and was coughing/laughing so hard. I had to rewind to confirm. Well played, sound mix team ;)

[@CasualNerdReactions]

🤣 That definitely changes the scene! haha

[@johnanderson5558]

So glad no one spoiled the ending for you, as your reaction to the Kobayashi reveal was priceless!

[@classiclife7204]

So much fun! "The Usual Suspects" was merely one more awesome movie that was out on any given weekend in the 1990s. Glad you loved it!

[@MrDarkwing78]

The “Aha” moment for me was when he retrieved the lighter from lockup; he’d struggled with a lighter earlier, so it seemed odd he didn’t have matches or something he could use.

[@seraiharper5553]

Another puzzle-box just like The Sting! Watch it again. You'll see a whole different movie. There are so many subtle hints and clues that will leap out at you now, even in the camera work - check out the way it focuses more and more on Kaiser's left hand as he walks away from the massacre in flames, the hand that Verbal has locked up in supposed palsy. His anger when Cuyon asks about Kaiser Soze - his great story just got derailed and now he has to think on the fly. (That's also why you see him rubbing his temple in closeup. He's editing as he goes, trying to make the shaky edifice stand up straight enough to get him the hell out of the police station.) And there's all the moments when, now that you know what's happening, you can see Kaiser trying not to laugh in Cuyon's face. The whole thing is complex and subtle and hilarious. One of my Top Five films, for sure.

[@rowdycmoore]

But that's the even greater thing - the likelihood that "Verbal" knew Kujan would eventually hear the name Keyser Sose and his whole "has to now think on the fly" was all planned and part of the con from the beginning.

[@BubbaCoop]

And Spacey's eyeline to the bottom of Cujon's mug

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

The one hint you get earlier in the movie about what is going on is when Agent Kujan first comes into the office where they are keeping Verbal is that Verbal is just sitting there, staring intently at the bulletin board. First one spot, then another, then another. That's the only hint at all.

[@bagmani]

Also, Agent Kujan sits on the table above Verbal, and Verbal looks up at the bottom of the cup when Kujan drinks.

[@shaneboegeman8638]

There was also the clue when Keaton asks what language they are speaking and Verbal says immediately "hungarian" (something Soze would know due to the flashback Soze scene)

[@dovegrey1]

"Preeeteee!" You crazy pyro you! This movie never gets old for me.....great story telling and acting....watch it again and you'll find more details each time.

[@jacobjones5269]

Total pyro..

[@paulieluppino1856]

"Verbal" is a nickname, but in the street your nickname has more value than your real name.... that's why there are so many "Fat" Tonys, or "Quickfingers" Loui, or my personal favourite "Snorky" Al Capone (Because he hated the other nickname people known him for, "Scarface")

[@strongdecaf3729]

"Don't you kill a kid!" "Ok, don't kill a second kid." LMAO!

[@rubyriches]

Fun Fact: Gabrial Byrne portrayed Keaton believing HE was Keyser Soze; he learned the truth at the premiere.

[@cookware9796]

I love the fact that only a handfull of scenes you can be sure actualy happened.

[@dard4642]

I don't trust anything between the lineup and Verbal's arrest.

[@Webwyrm]

Can't tell you how happy I am you got to watch this. It's one of my all time favorite movies. It's worth a couple watches. The end reveal sequence is a masterpiece

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Definitely demands a second and third watch!

[@mikeortiz6008]

A true masterpiece of deception in a movie where you think its going 1 way and ends up another! I had to watch this movie twice in a row when I 1st saw it because I was like "What did I just see!!!" Great reaction Chris I knew your mind would be blown!!

[@danholmesfilm]

Watched this so many times as a teenager. Blew my mind, worth multiple viewings for sure :)

[@pravusprime]

One of the best examples of unreliable narrator in cinematic history. You know the line-up happened. You know NY Finest Taxi Cab service was hit. You know the ship was hit and what was on it. You know there is an Edie Finneran. Everything else likely didn't happen as we saw it if it happened at all.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That's so true. It's like the movie doesn't even exists. 😳

[@rowdycmoore]

You know there is a Keyser Sose, but you don't know if he really is as much of this supercrimelord as we're told.

[@slchance8839]

yes! i tried this many times....to figure out exactly what is verifyable fact and not. You nailed it. Maybe 4 facts in Usual Suspects. That's all you know. AND....you dont know if ANY Of these facts (the line-up, Taxi Cab hit, Ship explosion, and Edie Finneran) are related to each other at all. They may have been just another note on the corkboard.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

"Because I'm smarter than you and you're gonna tell me everything I wanna know!" Says the guy who got played the entire movie

[@cryhwks]

@12:00 is just an amazing thing to see the 2nd time through. He's smiling and smirking because he's thinking "this is going to be incredibly easy" because the cop wants it to be Keaton.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

There's SO much to catch the second, and likely even third time through.

[@ripley312]

So happy you watched this and I enjoyed your reaction. Really glad you liked it. It’s one of my favorite films. So many quotable lines. “How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss?” And, “he showed these men of will what will really was.”

[@Stevarooni]

[Producer] We've got a gang of actors with open schedules. We need a killer concept. Franklin, two words! [Franklin] Uh, "Unreliable Narrator"?

[@shainewhite2781]

The twist ending...holy crap!! I did not see that one coming! 😱😱 The film won 2 Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Kevin n Spacey and Best Original Screenplay by Christopher Macquarie.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I don’t really know how you could. I mean, maybe. There are certainly some odd things and questions that you could ask, but it was very well done.

[@simonevirden2254]

Yay! I love watching reactions of this movie. My favorite part about rewatching it is seeing how much Verbal smirks whenever Dave calls him stupid or something else derogatory. Tiny little Spacey-smirks that feels like it gives all away. Also, 13:20…hysterical.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

This is the movie that taught us the principle: The guy telling the story is The Guy.

[@redtailzephier4141]

Great reaction to a classic, I worked on a western in Montana last spring and Gabriel Byrne was the lead actor. I was assigned to drive him into town so he could grocery shop, I drove him to a couple stores than back to his rental house. I was picked up and I told Byrne that I was leaving and it was nice to meet him, at the end I said, "I almost called u Keyser Soze earlier", he laughed and from then on I was his driver the whole production, he's a really nice guy also

[@angelavalentino5146]

Yes, it’s a real thing for your urine to become so thick, it gets gooey. It can also be orange, tea brown, blood red. If you’re sick enough. Stay hydrated

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I'm getting water right now. Thanks!

[@burkeiowa]

The key line that wasn't included in this reaction came at the end of the line-up scene. "Besides, it was fun. I got to make like I was notorious." Many people end the movie thinking that he was notorious, but he admitted early on that he was making that up. Yes, he picked up details from the board, which an interrogation room would lack. But he also made his character appear more amazing than he really was.

[@amandacogger3075]

I can't believe I only watched this great film for the first time a few months ago and I'm a big fan of 90's films lol. Awesome film great acting great.....well just great everything

[@dabe1971]

I remember seeing this in theatres. Normally you get a general hubbub as people leave but for this there was very little. People were just coming out with a look of 😮. I love that there are still people that haven't seen this and don't know the twist. Even better that we can watch them react.

[@mrlij6534]

you got to commend Agent Guyan too for coming very close to catching him because no one ever came this close, lol

[@darthtrip7188]

There were hints Verbal was Keyser Soze earlier in the film before the big reveal..one..he actually says "I killed Keaton" when Agent Kujon was interrogating him and pushed him to the floor. And when the police officer gives Verbal his belongings back..a cigarette lighter (gold), a watch (gold), and a pack of cigarettes..all things that Keyser Soze showed he had at the beginning of the film when he killed Keaton.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Fun fact: to get the most convincing performances, the director told each actor that they were gonna be Keyser Söze and gave them a different script with alternate endings. When they found out it was Verbal, the actor for Keaton was pissed! 😂

[@BigGator5]

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist." Very few see it coming and, out of those reactors, a couple are shocked they were right. Fun Fact: In an interview, Kevin Spacey revealed that Bryan Singer managed to convince every one of the major actors that they were Keyser Soze. When first screened for the company of actors, Gabriel Byrne was so stunned when he found that he wasn't Keyser Soze that he stormed off into the parking lot and argued with Singer for a half hour.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Wow! I mean, he filled the scenes, of course he thought he was Soze. What a great trick. I could imagine being shocked if I had suggested verbal was Soze. It would have been a total joke suggestion.

[@MarshaLove0723]

This is one of my favorite movies. There is a fantastic director's commentary track for it.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Oh that would be Inretesting!

[@1ListerofSmeg]

An untrustworthy narrator can be a beautiful thing. Multiple stories to love here lol...❤👍 There's Verbals version (Which we hear.) & there's what really happened, Which we never actually know.

[@jimbrown868]

Chris: I'd love to be a Patreon, but being retired, I'm on a fixed income. But you know I love your reactions. How about letting us "Ham and Eggers" vote on a poll here on KZbin? Another great reaction to an incredible movie.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I should do polls on KZbin as well! Great idea. Showing up and watching is the best support, so thank you!! ☺️

[@traceyb9443]

I've just been saying to some musicians I follow on Twitter that I'd love to be able to support them more financially but circumstances don't allow that for me right now. (Frustrating as I LOVE music!). The same with patreons for reaction channels. Hopefully soon I'll be able to support more in a financial way but just want to say appreciate everyone's hard work and efforts during these uncertain times.

[@traceyb9443]

Also wanted to plug the BBC drama The Responder on here as well as it is awesome and I think Chris would love it! 😁

[@chefskiss6179]

Here here! Same boat here, would love to have the odd 'public' poll for votes, once in a while anyways.

[@joeyk5887]

Even if this all-star duo doesn't react to em-so many movie to choose from it's completely understandable-i would highly recommend both 'Usual Suspects' & 'True Romance' to others who found this movie enjoyable. I'm sure many have already seen at least 1 as it is already-if not both. But I'm sure many others haven't; And i can almost guarantee that folks will not be disappointed in the slightest. Both have big time casts & were so supremely written & acted. 'Usual Suspects' in particular is so similar it's not even funny, while also being completely dif & its own movie in itself. But great movie & great reaction as always

[@michaelschwartz8730]

I forgot Giancarlo Esposito was in this movie! Great actor. Might as well add "Do the Right Thing" to the list, Chris!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Consider it done. 📝

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

6:38 Look how he’s holding that cigarette. That’s how Russians & Eastern European people hold their cigarettes. They were giving us the answer right at the start.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Oh that’s a fascinating detail.

[@jenniferjones2863]

The director convinced each of the stars that HE was Kaiser. Apparently Gabriel Byrne didn’t forgive him for a long time.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I can imagine! That’s commitment to keeping the twist under wraps.

[@GrisouIII]

I’ve probably watched this film 20 times. Each time I get something more from it.

[@innercircle341]

Fantastic, glad you didn't twig the ending early as I did. Great movie. Love your choices, you keep landing on my personal favs. Keep it going great stuff

[@jamesfalato4305]

A Once In A Generation Film... Even the nickname of "Verbal" was part of the Fun, because Verbal was the one who Verbalized the Action...

[@emmer5272]

"The Prestige"(2006), "Charade"(1963), and "Now You See Me"(2013) would be fun if you haven't seen them!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

The prestige and now you see me I’ve seen. Charade I haven’t! It’s royalty free and I plan to do a full length reaction on KZbin within a month or two.

[@scarletibis3158]

“Lunatic homicidal revenge kick?” Isn’t that what lucifer is if you buy into that mythology? Balked against God? Others look at him saying you made me yes. But am I supposed to be slave to you forever? It is akin to a son usurping his King father At any rate we all know who he is here.oh how i loved that!

[@reddwarf9422]

"I might be a rat" 🤣😂

[@CasualNerdReactions]

SHHH. 🤫🤣

[@edp5886]

Love the moment of reveal - it's like O M G!!

[@ShockArcl1te]

Wonderful reaction as always!

[@kevinwilson140]

People overlook that kevin space loses in the end. His whole plan was to eliminate the one person who could identify, but in the end several cops can identify him and they already have a sketch of what he looks like. The whole thing backfired and blew up in his face and he'll probably be in jail within days.

[@richieclean]

My guess is they'll never hear from him again though.

[@kevinwilson140]

@@richieclean but if he's just going to disappear why was he so concerned about getting to the one guy that could id him. Seems like keeping his identity secret is important. he wanted the cops to pin his identity on Keaton. It wouldn't surprise me if verbal wasn't really the big man but just another lieutenant like the lawyer, because why would the man himself go on the mission then wait around for the cops so he could tell them a story.

[@richieclean]

@@kevinwilson140 you made a good point. Not sure why you felt the need to elaborate further. All I did was quote a line from the movie.

[@kevinwilson140]

@@richieclean sorry I took that as you saying he did get away with it because he said he was gonna disappear in the movie.

[@MrGpschmidt]

Excellent slice of neo noir beautifully realized with a crackerjack cast and clever screenplay - I remember seeing it opening day in NYC at a matinee - knew nothing outside of the trailer - and was blown away - I didn't put it all together until literally as the coffee mug crashed to the floor. Great reaction.

[@terryv2006]

I’m glad you loved the ride on this one. They really knew how to convince us and play with our minds.

[@rickardroach9075]

I _knew_ this would be a great reaction! 👏

[@BKPrice]

The only thing I think you might have been able to pick up on was one scene where the investigator goes to drink his coffee and you see Kevin Spacey's eyes focus intently on the bottom of the mug, but it's so subtle I don't know if even that would work if you didn't know beforehand.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

It’s definitely a small detail that would be really kind of weird to notice and then leap to he’s making it all up. I think anyway. Really cool though!

[@BKPrice]

@@CasualNerdReactions Indeed. It's easy to pick these scenes out in hindsight, but I have seen a few reactors guess it's Verbal early on for various reasons. I think there may also be a few subtle inconsistencies in his story as well that can clue people in, but again, they are super easy to miss.

[@AbsoluteApril]

I love the mind f* that this movie is, I didn't see the twist until it was revealed and I'm glad you had the same journey cause it's amazing! :D

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Me too!! I enjoy being shocked by a twist, and would almost be disappointed if I figured it out.

[@ollietsb1704]

This is definitely a must-rewatch film, and quickly, too, so you can answer that question: "Did the film show me hints at these details?" You'll never answer that until you see it two times quickly. MEMENTO is even more so - I sat thru it twice in fact because I was soooo screwed-up by the end (not "by the twist ending" but by the credits that I had to see it again immediately. Same with FUNNY BONES, too, which bills itself as a comedy but NO ONE tells us that it's a MYSTERY and both a crime and a family mystery. We only know that at the end of the movie.

[@rosieb949]

Darlin', welcome to our world!!!! Now you'll never forget it.

[@genida951]

One of the historical movie twists that defined movie twists. Nowadays a twist is practically expected and often easily foreseen. This reveal is a defining moment in movie history :)

[@fday1964]

Some other films with mind twisting endings are The Last Seduction, No Way Out, Body Heat, The Secret In Their Eyes (ARG), Body Double. Love your reactions!

[@PatrickPrejusa]

brilliant score by John ottman

[@annika3265]

There's a game called Unheard, which is a detective game focused on audio recordings, it is divided in chapters and the story told in the third chapter of the game is VERY similar to the story of this movie, I actually heard about the usual suspects for the first time on a comment in a channel that played this game.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Oh that sounds fun! I’m sure I’d be terrible, but it still sounds fun.

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

You should see MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL in which Kevin Spacey plays a character so much more like his true self.

[@reddwarf3069]

You are great at these reactions. I see 100k subs by the end of the year!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Thanks so much! I appreciate the encouragement.

[@John57945]

Not sure how many people have recommended this film but you should check out "L.A. Confidential" with Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey. This is a phenomenal film and you already watched and reviewed one of my top 5 fav movies of all time when you reviewed "The Sting". I don't understand how "The Sting" is not reviewed by more channels! Keep up the great reviews & "L.A. Confidential" is worth a personal watch but even a better reaction because it is a great movie!!!

[@chrisl4451]

It's a classic now. Great writing.

[@TJMiton]

the gold standard last minute twist movie :) it's so well done.

[@jeffking887]

No one has mentioned why they are laughing so hard during the lineup? It wasn’t just about “gimme the keys”!

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

A movie I'd never seen, though I'd been told the twist by friends right after it came out on video, so it was one I never wanted to see since it had been spoiled. Glad to see you get to enjoy it so much! But my favorite film with Kevin Spacey in it is still The Negotiator where and Samuel Jackson played so well off of each other. Awesome movie!

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Definitely not the same when you know the ending, sorry it was spoiled for you!

[@BubbaCoop]

I'm pretty sure i couldn't accurately describe a face to a sketch artist if I was looking right at them 😆

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I would definitely not be a reliable witness. 😅

[@vellaropedart9190]

I didn't realize it until I saw it a second time,but one of the biggest clues was when Kobayashi points out that it was Verbal who shot and killed the jeweler. Kobayashi wasn't there,so how could he have known it was Kent?

[@davydteather6822]

I went from lucky rain to unlucky pee. Hahaha. Nice one.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I forgot I said that. Oh boy.

[@alfredstimoli2590]

Great movie, and one of the best twists, ever.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I completely agree!

[@ak6905]

Best reaction to the reveal 🤣

[@Dave_Langer]

Soze in Turkish means talks too much aka Verbal Also if you notice at the end Verbal gets a gold lighter from the jail guy

[@ronsavage6491]

What!?! Chris is watching The Usual Suspects!?! This is going to be good, he said gleefully. Peter Green, who played Redfoot, stayed at the hotel I work at during the first year of the pandemic. Plague rat. He refused to wear a mask, refused to social distance. I don't know what movie they knew him from, but our housekeepers were excited he was there and were getting pictures taken with him (which ordinarily would get them fired.)

[@stevenlowe3026]

Beautiful movie, but only one of the wonderful performances by Kevin Spacey. Have a look at K-PAX where he plays a man in a mental hospital who claims to be an alien - confusing, funny, heart-rending, uplifting. I'd love to see you do a reaction to it.

[@michaelw8262]

The screenwriter of this movie, Christopher McQuarrie, made his directorial debut with The Way of the Gun, which I think is highly underrated and worth watching. The only KZbinrs I've seen react to it are gun channels breaking down the shootout scene.

[@o0Wardreamer0o]

I'm sending the first part of this video to Chris' local police department. I'm sure it will help them with their little arson problem.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Finally. Thank you. 😅

[@lidlett9883]

Me watching Cas.Nerd figuring out the story. 🙂 Me watch as the Camera pans the bulletin board at the end 🤣🤣🤣

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Indeed, it wouldn't have been that interesting of a line if it wasn't :)

[@dlweiss]

I appreciate that the film was bold enough to give us the barely-suppressed smile and laugh at 11:55 and trusted that we still wouldn't suspect what "Verbal" was hiding. :)

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Definitely a brilliant detail that adds curiosity, but how could anyone ever think verbal would be anything other than what meets the eye?

[@dlweiss]

@@CasualNerdReactions Absolutely! It's only when watching it back that you realize he's laughing because the cop is going on about "I think Keaton's behind everything, and I don't think he's dead! I think he was using you!" and Keyser's just sitting there like, "Wow, this dude is realllly confident for someone so clueless."

[@steved1135]

Another fantastic example of why the 90's were the single greatest movie decade.

[@davidagiel8130]

So many people think the entire story is made up, but it's not all made up, clearly some things were changed, like Redfoot, but other things like his lawyer and the back story of Soze were likely still real.

[@howiedavis2316]

This is in my top 5 movies of all time : The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, End of Watch , A Fish Called Wanda , and a choice of Tom Hanks films (Green mile, or Forrest Gump, or Saving Private Ryan ... ) . Thank you for doing 1 of them, Now you just have 4, or 5 or 6 ... to go lol. Thank you again.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Great list of films! I've seen Green mile (reaction on the channel) and the other tom hanks films (no reaction). I'll have to check out the rest!

[@howiedavis2316]

@@CasualNerdReactions I look forward to whichever movie you choose. Like you, My enjoyment comes from the reactions to movies I have seen, but watching the reactions of new viewers

[@bigs1546]

Expanding on the YT poll for those who are not in a financial position to join Patreon would be to hold a poll on the Tube and take the top 5 from that poll to the Patreon poll for a final decision. Everyone gets to participate, but the Paying Patreons get the final decision. Like a pre-selection vote in an election. I am also on a fixed income [retired] and money just doesn't go as far as we would like. I do love your exuberance and enthusiasm for film and film work and you are a top reactor in my book. Even if we don't get a public vote, still love your hard work.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

That's a great idea! I'll try and post one later today. Thanks!

[@jowbloe3673]

I believe all of the actors were under the impression that they were Keyser Soze and didn't know the truth until the movie came out.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I heard that! Kind of cruel, but also maybe a great way to keep the truth hidde.

[@MrAitraining]

"And like THAT. He's gone"

[@CasualNerdReactions]

💨

[@michaeladams7102]

"Reservoir Dogs", HAS to be next.

[@NyaNya_Uwu_Dahling]

I love this film so much. A banner year for Kevin Spacey. I'm huge on film scores and soundtracks. This one was composed by the film's editor, JOHN OTTMAN. Outstanding, brilliant work on par with this suspenseful film.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Honestly, some of the best music I’ve heard in a film. Loved it!

[@kelly9876]

you should finish the Kevin Spacey best of the best movies, and watch LA Confidential

[@MrRondonmon]

One of my top 5 Neo Noirs (post 60 film noirs) This movie and *L.A. Confidential* both mid 90s, *The Long Goodbye* '73, *Chinatown* (my Fav) 1975 with Jack Nicholson and the Cohen Brothers first ever film, *Blood Simple* '84 is IMHO, their best film besides No Country for Old Men (some say its also Neo Noir). Then there is a little know gem by Brian DePalma staring John Travolta from the early 80s called *Blow Out* I don't know why its so under appreciated. These are all powerful movies, not as good as the classic Noirs but damned close. Top 5 Classic Noirs in no particular order, Double Indemnity, The Killing (Stanly Kubrick's first movie I think), Asphalt Jungle, The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep (both Bogey movies). Good job !! Bravo, this was priceless me knowing you were going to be amazed by the ending twist. It had a Vertigo kind if sudden twist that shocks the mind.

[@kaykutcher2103]

The Late Show 1977 and Hardcore 1979 are little known gems that are worth the digging.

[@TheRscorp]

The moment you kind of know if you're REALLLLY paying attention that Verbal is Soze is when he's actually telling the back story. If you look at the emotion in his eyes, you can tell he is recounting a personal experience, not telling the story of someone else he's never heard of until recently. The intensity of his expression gives it away. Hard to catch that on first watch, but if you watch it again that's where they let you know who he really was.

[@richieclean]

I don't agree with that at all. If Verbal is Keyser Soze then he created the mythos around him, and I have always thought that the extreme nature of that back story is there to make the "character" of Soze more frightening. It may be true, it may be partly true or inspired by the truth, but Verbal is obviously a storyteller prone to embellishing the facts so it stands to reason that he would make up the most extreme back story for his Keyser Soze persona. He clearly knows the value of a convincing lie. The evidence for this? The scene is shot completely differently from the rest of the film, and the Keyser we see is completely different in build and appearance for Verbal.

[@spiderfingers86]

Written and directed by Brian Singer starring a group of various people who rob a jewelry store. However, among them is a cop in disguise. But who is it?

[@brucer2152]

told you. You should watch "The Spanish Prisoner". Another great caper movie, more straight up, world war two is "Kelley's Heroes".

[@TheCaptainSlappy]

Excellent choice of movie.

[@mattn1093]

If you enjoyed this, The Game with Micheal Douglas is a must see. A highly underrated movie that will mess with your brain as well.

[@danholmesfilm]

YES

[@MetrovartaVarta]

Yep

[@trevertravis8963]

The Game is great!

[@johnmaynardable]

The character that Peter Postlethwaite plays Kobayashi. The name comes from a classic Star Trek (the original series) episode in which you learn about the Kobayashi Maru. It's a military tactic that Kirk uses to win a war game.

[@Henrik_Holst]

not a tactic, it's a war game scenario designed to be a no win one but Kirk being Kirk refuses to play ball because he doesn't believe in no win scenarios so he cheats by altering the parameters slightly so it can be winnable.

[@sparksdrinker5650]

I think a lot of what Verbal was saying leading up to getting them to the boat actually happened, but with those different names

[@robovike]

What a great reaction, but I felt your struggle with what the narrative was feeding you at the end and your doubt. You did way better than me, I bought this hook line and sinker until the reveal. Such a great twist and a great cast and, shall we say, selective narrative. Another interesting twisty turns movie is "Signs" by M. Night Shyamalan, if you haven't already seen it, is one of his more underrated films (of "The Sixth Sense" fame).

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I’ve never had a movie lie to me so completely. It was such a fun experience. I have seen most of M Night’s films. Loved them when I was a teen.

[@raymacdonaldcreations505]

Ooh, another great movie is the comedy "Harry and the Hendersons" starring John Lithgow. I was going to post a link to the trailer, but it gives too much away. If you haven't seen this great movie, it's better to go into it blind. You will have tears of laughter and tears of sadness because it's a great family movie. Rick Baker did the makeup work in this film.

[@becksimilian2955]

This is a great film to watch again while knowing the ending 😉

[@CasualNerdReactions]

It definitely will be!

[@Rmlohner]

This movie's ending is actually a lot more optimistic than it first seems. Soze may have escaped for the moment, but the cops know what he looks like and his cherished complete anonymity is blown.

[@paulieluppino1856]

Not necessarily ...Soze can buy a lot of "influence", and those who aren't for sale, can have fatal "accidents"; plus, evidence can be "lost", and if everything else fails, there's also plastic surgery.....