*THE USUAL SUSPECTS* ♡ FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION! ♡
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00:00 Intro
00:10 Movie Commentary
34:45 Movie Review - Zábava
Did you see the end coming?
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Awesome movie
Yay! One of my favorite movies! ^_^
The delicious part is that I didn't see it coming. A truly unexpected twist.
Jen, the usual people that I see here always on your channel are here because of " Your Heart of Gold "❤ 😊
This is a great film, and I loved your reaction to it, Jen.
I saw this when it came out, I didn't see it coming either.
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”. That’s such a good line and the ending still remains one of the greatest twists of all time.
I think I also heard that quote in a suspense-thriller starring Jeff Goldblum, called "Mister Frost". Fun flick... Maybe next Halloween?
@@jean-paulaudette9246 If you look up the history of that line, the same basic thing has been said over and over for over a century. It's hard to be sure where it originated.
@@ravenlunatic8 I thought it came from Charles Baudelaire but that makes sense
@@shadowking9739 Yeah, he's one of them, but it's hard to be certain if we know the start with how far back it goes.
@@jblazer9804 I disagree. I think it's even better the second time because you can pick up on all the details you missed the first time.
Apparently the Director convinced each of the actors that they were Soze and they all believed him. Gabriel Byrne never forgave him. :-)
Even Pete Postlethwaite ? haha
What's even crazier is that the FBI agent who is in the hospital smoking the cigar is none other than Gustavo Fring from Breaking Bad. Brilliant actor!
I've always loved how the movie tells you _right from the beginning_ that Verbal is a con artist, and yet we still get so wrapped up in the story that the ending takes us by surprise. So excellently done.
That us because, those who earn a "Trust", are those who can Betray...
Kevin Pollak is such an underrated actor. He is good in just about every movie I've seen him in.
We just watched The Whole Nine Yards on Patreon and he's so funny in that!!
@@jenmurrayxo For the girl who keeps talking about the Kobayashi Maru and likes Kevin Pollak, check out his hilarious Captain Kirk impression. Great reaction as always, Jen.
He's great in The Whole Nine Yards! (RiP Mat Perry 😢)
@@Madnessmadness-BROWNIES!!! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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Jen I had to laugh so hard, when you speculated about if Verbal was seeing any clues. This movie is so much more fun on the rewatch
This movie illustrates the concept of the unreliable narrator perfectly.
This is the ultimate "unfaithful narrator" story- where you're buying everything that's being fed to you by way of clues and events and it's all lies...or just enough lies that it's plausible.
A true classic of crime suspense.
LOL like clockwork. Everyone always says "Benicio is so young" when watching this.
I saw this in the theater back in the day, and I remember a few audible gasps at different times at the end, when people seated around me were figuring it out. Such an iconic ending.
And remember, this movie and Se7en were released roughly a month apart. 1995 was the year that really made Spacey into a household name.
When I saw this in the theater, I let a loud "no way!" out at the ending. Everyone was shocked by the end. I called my brother right away and said I would drive up to meet him because he had to see this.
"And like that, He's gone".......... That ending gives me chills still to this day. And I must have seen that movie a million times.
The guy playing Kobayashi is Pete Postlethwait. I've seen him in a few other roles, and just a pure pleasure to watch. I'm always delighted to see him turn up in a film.
He plays such a delightful antagonist in *Shipping News*.
RIP Pete Postlethwait. Wonderful British actor.
Brassed Off is my favourite.
He’s amazing as the father in “In The Name of the Father”
Why has he he got indian/Pakistani accent?
“The news said it’s raining in New York”…
All the great scenes and dialogue in this movie, that was my favorite.. Such despair in the delivery..
Yes! Amazing to see someone else gets the beauty of that. The way McManus is staring ahead while saying it is so fatalistic and nihilistic.
I can speak hungarian language I can confirm the witness in the hospital speaking fluently hungarian although the name Kayser Söze is a mix of german-turkish means Emperor of Rumor.
Cool 😎
Interesting! I always suspected Kayser Soze’s existence was a con and “Emperor of Rumor” suggests that interpretation could be intended.
The amazing acting in this movie makes it worth a re-watch even knowing the twists and lines.
That cello chord at the very end. "Like that (breath)...and he's gone."
No matter how many times you watch this movie, you will NEVER know what did or didn't happen. That's the beauty of it.
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist" is a quote from the French Poet
Charles Baudelaire. It's a perfect line to fit this fantastic movie, especially after you see the story was entirely
made up of words from posters, the maker of a coffee cup, etc. Great review, Miss Jenn.
I love the little glint in your eyes when you watch a good crime movie. Definitely no shortage of great movies.
The greatest trick Jen Murray ever played was convincing her subscribers she didn't exist.
Nobody notices Verbal takes a golden lighter back from the Police, right a moment before he gets out and start walking...
Not just a lighter: that golden lighter.
The one I only found out about recently - Jack Baer is played by a much younger Giancarlo Esposito (The Boys, Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian). Blew my mind when I recognised him!
Oh, and one of the doctors is Clark Gregg (the one and only Agent Coulson)
"Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Kaiser Soze."
So many chills. What a line. What a delivery.
I think this is your most “musically in touch” reaction because on top of being one of the best films of the 90s people overlook this soundtrack. It’s absolutely amazing.
Agreed!!!
100%. Amazing film. Amazing soundtrack.
What's really nuts is that the amazing soundtrack was written by the editor of the film! I can't think of any other movie where these two roles were the same person.
@@robert___t I did not know this. Thanks!
Some of it does borrow a bit from John Williams' "JFK" soundtrack, but if you're going to borrow, might as well be from one of the best!
As you say, it probably happened more or less as portrayed but with some key details left out - for example, Soze probably approached all of them individually as Verbal after the meeting with "Kobayashi" to see who would run and then offer to go with them. That's when and why he killed Fenster. Funny to watch it again, seeing how Verbal is always driving the action of the story.
34:31 Best authentic reaction to the ending of "The Usual Suspects" ever... 💯
Not one mention of who wrote it. Christopher MacQuarrie. Now behind the M:I series.
I would say about 1/2 of what we saw was what happened. Btw, they body floating in the harbor was the witness. You can tell by the robe he was wearing that was on the body.
Watched this in the theater with a friend. We were stunned by the twist. Jaws dropped open, literally. One of my favorites.
Yes! Same. We watched it again the next day and it was even better even though we knew what was going to happen. One of the best rug-pulling twists in cinema history.
The guys In the line up were actually laughing because Benicio Del Toro kept on farting
05:18 If anyone says you talk too much, Jennifer, ignore them. You try and talk out the story or where your mind is going and we love you for it.
Ignore the haters. 🌹☮️🌹
@@IcyTorment Why? Her name is Jen Murray. I call her Jen.
No reason to call her anything else.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Top 5.
I cannot wait to see your reaction to this. Easily one of my top 5 movies of all time.
Oh, the usual suspects. That's a line from casablanca. ( round up the usual suspects)
This movie ending had one of the best twists ever.
I literally watched this for the first time in 20 years a couple of days ago! Watch it again with Jen? Don't mind if I do 😄
Same here just like jen I did not see that coming when I watched that the frist time
Another classic film and a classic reaction.
This is one of the those movies that you pick up more and more on every rewatch. An amazing film. So cool you reacted to it. 🎉🎉
I love this movie. The twist is awesome.
The name comes from the film “Casablanca (1942)”. The French cop orders his men to “round up the usual suspects!”
In that classic movie Casablanca, the corrupt policeman who becomes Rick's friend, Louis Renault, says "Round up the usual suspects" near the beginning, and when Rick shoots Strasser right in front of Louis, he says it again, which tells us that he's willing to cover for Rick and he's now on Rick's side. This movie is a play on that phrase, because all these guys are indeed the usual suspects, the police figure "There's a crime we can't solve, let's go interrogate a few repeat offenders." For an even younger Benicio Del Toro, you can go watch your handsomest James Bond again, Timothy Dalton, in his second and last adventure License to Kill, in which Benicio is a particularly wild-acting evil henchman trying to kill Bond. That line "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist" is attributed to the French poet Charles Baudelaire, but I give this movie tremendous credit for making it so popular. This was a rather cheaply made movie and its secret weapon, so far as director Bryan Singer was concerned, was cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel, who gave it a somewhat glossy, swanky look. Without Sigel, it would have looked more like a home movie, and it might have had a weaker effect. Finally, I can't help but notice: Keyser Soze, Kevin Spacey -- the same monogram! Tremendous choice, Jen, and a great reaction, many thanks.
Wasn't expecting to see a reaction to this- classic! Keep the great content coming Jen
Jen Murray...Good With Explosives 😂
I've been waiting 2 years for this Jen.
I'm glad we're finally here. I was about to go to bed, but I can stay up for 30 more mins for this.
"I see dead people."
-Kaiser Soze
This is my favourite movie of all time. I love Film Noir. It earned Spacey an Oscar. Thank you for this pick Jen! It really made my day!
Mat from the Gaspe Coast, Canada
I absolutely love, love, love that you were able to enjoy this movie without anyone ruining it ahead of time by giving you any hints. Too many reactors have gone into this film knowing a bit too much and figuring it out way too early--which, of course, spoils it. Great reaction, Jen.
This is the only reaction I upvoted before even watching.
Jen “I feel like there’s clues all over the place I should be picking up”
………..aaahhhhhh, yeah, about that………
You should watch “way of the gun next”. Written and directed by the same screenwriter for the usual suspects. Realistic gunplay, fantastic plot about a once in a lifetime score for two low level crooks. One of the most ridiculously underrated movies ever made. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a reaction for it.
This movie is where I was introduced to and fell in love with Benicio Del Toro as an actor.
This and L.A. Confidential were two of my favorite crime movies growing up. Thank you for a great reaction!
Me & a friend decided to bunk off college one day & went to watch a movie instead, as we had no plans and nowhere to go. No big movies were currently out & the movies that were showing we had never heard of. So we picked a movie to watch from the movie posters. Till this day I still laugh at the fact we watched LA Confidential, knowing what a classic movie it turned out to be.
You would probably like "The Falcon and the Snowman" if you haven't seen it.
He really made up a whole Verbal / Keaton self-insert fanfic.
"Is this one of those movies where you don't see the clues the first time?"
And that was when I cackled like crazy.
Right there with you... just months later.
Fantastic movie! LETS GOOOO!!!!! 💪😎💪
Great bit of trivia: in the line up scene they all start laughing. Thats legit. DelToro RIPPED a fart during filming but the couldnt stop filming and it smelled SO BAD that they couldnt keep it together! (You can see Pollack start to cover his nose!) 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
The black cop interviewing the burn patient is a very young Giancarlo Espisito 😊 Gus Fring himself!! 😁🤣😂
Also the cig flick Redfoot does at Baldwin legit hit him in the eye 😂🤣
Greatest. Twist. Ever. 😁
Gabriel Byrne plays awesome criminals. Miller's Crossing is a must watch.
I always said I wanted to see a sequel to the movie and show us what the real story was, then I found out what a POS Kevin Spacey was killed that idea, and when you watch this the second time you'll realize you saw the clues the first time but the story was so good you just went with that instead of figuring it all out
This film is creative. 👏👏. Great reaction as always.
One of my friends told me I had to watch this when it came out and right at the beginning I said, he's still alive , he did it, she didn't respond, at the end she was like how did you know that?? Common sense is he he didn't just get left alive , he did it! One of the few times I was right on one of these great mystery movies!! Had fun rewatching with you Jen!!
Such a great movie, and not only for it's ending. Great storytelling, writing and acting from all participants. Bryan Singer in his pre-X-Men days.
Jen, your reaction was great.
Glad you kept mentioning the soundtrack. I LOVE this soundtrack. Very underrated.
I met Kevin Pollack that plays Hockney in this movie. Very cool dude and I wasn’t expecting him to be short
Seeing your reaction to the big reveal at the end was magnificent. What a joy to watch you wrapping your mind around everything. A classic Jen Murray moment.
Keaton always said, "Don't believe in God, but I'm scared of him ." Well, I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is kaiser souse. .
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world he didn't exist. .( great lines)
Thanks jen .
I saw this on a blind date back in 1995. I forgot about the date because I was so glued to the movie and shocked by the ending. To this day, I'm still obsessed with it. BTW: The screenwriter who won the Oscar for this has directed a few of the Mission Impossible movies. P.S. Do you notice the pattern of 3 through the film? The 3 heists, the 3 shots of the coffee cup breaking. It's weird.
Intersting info, would never have guessed. I hope he wasn't involved in MI2.
Saw MI 2 in the cinema, and it was one of the worst movies i ever paid money for to watch. So the rest of the franchise i to this day decline to watch.
That last scene never fails to give chills!!!
Loved this movie. I rented it on VHS when it first came out and watched it straight through 3 times in one night!
This one blew me away when it came out and remains still one of my favorite films. The twist was so sweet
The movie only gets better on a second viewing as you see Kevin Spacey act totally different than the first time. For instance he's is always smiling or smirking when the cop is behind him and changes back to looking all meak and weak when the cop can see his face. And you literally see him read 'Kobayashi' on the bottom of the cops coffee mug. It's on a second viewing that you truly understand why Spacey so deserved an Oscar for that marvelous performance.
Give me your car keys, fairy godmother! Bryan Singer also directed X-Men(2000) and Superman Returns(2006).
Haha, "not really a criminal, maybe...." You. Are. The. Best. lol Loving your work Jen, so cool.
Fun review as always! Decades later, this one still holds up as a masterpiece of genre filmmaking, screenwriting, sleight-of-hand and brilliant acting all around. Thank you for presenting TUS in its proper widescreen aspect ratio. I would recommend that you screen HEAT as that was the other brilliant crime-thriller of 1995...
When you watch it again pay attention to the difference in Verbal's tone when he tells Kaiser Soze's background story.
Since we all know you love crime movies, you should love Layer Cake (2004) staring Daniel Craig and directed by Mathew Vaughn (Guy Richie's right-hand man). Also featuring Sienna Miller, Colm Meaney and Michael Gambon (RIP). PS, look for a very young Tom Hardy in a minor role as well.
And Rock and Rolla
This is one of my all-time favourite films. Glad you reacted to it, Jen x
Nice one, Verbal Jen! The 'unreliable narrrator' has been around a long time, but it was not quite so well-known back when this was released. I love that you doubted Verbal's reliability at first, then got caught up in the story, so the final reveal was still shocking. And you have one of the best shocked expressions out there 😅
Go back and look at the very beginning of the movie, when Keaton is about to be killed by the mysterious figure. Watch the look of recognition on Keaton’s face. He was looking at Verbal!
The other guys were already dead. Keaton left “Verbal,” Hockney was off elsewhere, and MacManus died in front of Keaton.
Could it have been Hockney? Maybe. But the look on Keaton’s face was one of pure SHOCK. Hockney as a killer wouldn’t be nearly that surprising.
It took me a couple of views to see it. Just BRILLIANT.
Also, if you listen to his Keyser's voice in the beginning you can tell it's him.
@@coxmosia1 it sure is! You’re absolutely right!
Great choice Jen!! Love your enthusiasm 👏
Love your reactions Jen. Your face when you figured it all out - priceless.
It's all so mysterious. 💜
"And like that ..... he's gone".
This is an awesome movie, cool reaction as always Jen, you take care and have a nice day sweetie 🥰❤️
Jenster our demolition expert! : )
So glad that general Internet memes hadn't figured the twist for you but this is a great watch even when you know. I had no clue when I saw this the first time. Blew me away! Fantastic dialogue, score, and characters - assuming the real people were like the story. It's fun to think of a character and event "written" by another character in the fictional story.
“I always believe in a Heart of Gold”
Yeah, that’s how Zaphod Beeblebrox always gets his marks…
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist" is a new way of saying something that is an old sentiment. Very similar sayings have been around for centuries. But this one is probably the most memorable version.
Love. This. Movie! So mind-blowing the first time I watched it! Loved your reaction to it too, Jen; you reacted just as I did the first time. Just *boom* my brain exploded at the end. X)
What a mind bender, wow. Awesome job JEN 👏 👍 🙌. Hello again from pa USA 🇺🇸. ❤❤❤. Great actors .Good pick.
One of the greatest movies, first that I recall at least, with an Unreliable Narrator. While it's been used more after this, this movie for me at the very least, was the defining one and it's amazing, making it one of my favorite movies ever.
I was lucky to catch on TV back in the 90's and not know the twist. Such a slick film, great score too.
The remarkable thing about this movie is that Verbal literally pins himself (to the audience) about as soon as he starts talking to the FBI. The first thing he does is ask for a drink and then comment on what happens if he gets dehydrated, which perfectly matches what happened when Keaton tried to blow up the ship. The answer to the riddle is right there and yet you still get to the end of the movie and have the rug pulled out from under you.
This movie was so sweet to watch my mom and stepdad react to it. I just searched Fight Club on your channel to make sure I could say, that one broke me at "We have just lost cabin pressure", and yet somehow they figured out the twist. Well oddly enough I had heard _that_ there was a twist in this movie so I was more able to handle it, but the look on their faces at 34:00 in this review? Priceless.
Both Kevin Spacey and Christopher McQuarrie won Oscars...Spacey as Best Supporting Actor (His first Oscar) and McQuarrie won Best Original Screenplay.
Perhaps the best example of the "Unreliable Narrator".
We know a few things did happen:
There was the robbery and the police line-up. Edie did get them out.
New York's Finest Taxi Cab Service got hit.
The Hungarians were buying the one person they knew could ID Soze for 91 million dollars.
Edie was doing the legal work to get the rat.
The ship was a massacre and partially exploded.
Verbal Kint was arrested and charged, but received immunity.
There is a Kobayashi, but that's not his name.
Everything else is to various degree's, an unknown.
Giancarlo Esposito looks like a baby in this.😂
A favorite of mine. ❤
Great pic to start Noirvember with Jen - more twists than a barrel of pretzels. And yes the title comes from the line in CASABLANCA
Yes Yes What a cracking good caper . i'm sad that Halloween is now over but i'm so happy to catch this reaction to one of the best crime thrillers ever .😀
Thankfully no one spoiled this for you Jen as it has become really notorious for it's twist ending .
fun fact : The screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie won the Oscar for best screenplay for this and said in writing this he would look around his office for ideas and decided a-ha 💥 i can use this in the twist at the end ☝.
Great cast and great direction from Bryan Singer .
as USUAL great reaction JEN i SUSPECT you will definitely watch it again ! [ wink wink like the puns? 😉
CHEERS .
Sorry. I saw this in the theatre. As soon as I saw him scan the room when he was left alone, I knew it was him. He also said he couldn't shoot straight, but he popped a guy in the head perfectly in the garage, and the shot of him holding the gun with the sunglasses....gave it away.
Every time I watch this film, I can't help but hold my breath during the entire reveal. It is so well done.