Review:
The Usual Suspects is one of those movies that achieved cult status the moment it came out, and for good reason. It’s smart, and it credits its audience with having enough intelligence to understand what it presenting on screen.

I’m tempted to write more about this film (and its cast), but it would spoil it for those of you that haven’t seen it yet.

Special Features :
The only special features on this DVD are the theatrical trailer and a commentary track. The theatrical trailer is nothing special, but the commentary track isn’t.

The commentary (featuring Director Bryan Singer and Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie) track was really informative. Both men reminisce about the making of the film, and discuss how certain scenes were filmed. But what set this commentary apart from the norm is that they also pointed out all the flaws in continuity. And I really enjoyed the two men’s impersonations of the film's stars. But then came the icing on the cake. During the credits, a second commentary track cuts in! What the fuck? You can’t quite make out what they’re saying because the primary commentary is playing throughout. I chalk this up to Singer sticking it to audience one last time. Cool, it suits the movie perfectly.

Video and Audio:
The video transfer on this DVD is great, but the audio is only Dolby digital surround sound (they saved the 5.1 on treatment for the special edition). I also noticed that the subtitles are only presented in Spanish, so be prepared to sign the dialogue out for your non-Spanish deaf friends.

“Keaton always said “I don’t believe in God, but I’m afraid of him”. Well I believe in God…and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze.” - Verbal Kint

-Nicky Eyes