1) Imitation of Life
2) Sin Nombre
2) Miracle at St. Anna
3) The Pianist
4) Schindlers List
5) The English Patient
6) The Blind Side
7) Valdez is Coming
8) Pulp Fiction
9)Psycho
10) The Dark Knight
Friday, October 5, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The Usual Suspects
In The Usual Suspects directed by Bryan Singer, released in 1995, Kevin Spacey portrays a timid disabled man named Verbal Kint with a hidden agenda that will shock the viewer with immense disbelief. Filled with some of the most critically ecclaimed men in hollywood like Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro and Chazz Palminteri this 106 minute film neoir will attract the common "who dun it" lover, or even the person who enjoys a good action movie with a twist.
The acting done by the actors is superb in my opinion. If you examine any other Kevin Spacey movies you can tell that he does a very precise job at staying in charcter in such a way that each time he shows up in a film you wouldnt connect him to another role he played in a different movie. Kevin Spacey pulls the ultimate illusion of the victim in the movie that will leave the watcher guessing. My favorite quote from the movie would be by of course Kevin Spacey towards the end when he says "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone." The irony behind it gives the plot a kind of cynical but amusing spark to it.
On a scale of 1-10 I would give this movie a 9. My rating system is based on acting and how well i am convinced of a storyline. The acting is not only excellent in my opinion, but the storyline fits perfectly. Not one detail is left with you questioning the entire movie by the time it is long over. The Usual Suspects is by far my favorite movie that I have watched in my film literature class and for good reason. Although this movie is not for all audiences, I would recommend it to any mature action movie lover.
The acting done by the actors is superb in my opinion. If you examine any other Kevin Spacey movies you can tell that he does a very precise job at staying in charcter in such a way that each time he shows up in a film you wouldnt connect him to another role he played in a different movie. Kevin Spacey pulls the ultimate illusion of the victim in the movie that will leave the watcher guessing. My favorite quote from the movie would be by of course Kevin Spacey towards the end when he says "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. And like that, poof. He's gone." The irony behind it gives the plot a kind of cynical but amusing spark to it.
On a scale of 1-10 I would give this movie a 9. My rating system is based on acting and how well i am convinced of a storyline. The acting is not only excellent in my opinion, but the storyline fits perfectly. Not one detail is left with you questioning the entire movie by the time it is long over. The Usual Suspects is by far my favorite movie that I have watched in my film literature class and for good reason. Although this movie is not for all audiences, I would recommend it to any mature action movie lover.
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