When New York's finest rounded up five men in the investigation of a truck hijacking, the police did more damage than the original crime.
In 1995's "The Usual Suspects," the men's frustration with being accused of a crime they didn't commit leads them to revenge.
After initial questioning, the men commit smaller crimes and eventually destroy a boat. Ironically, the story is not so focused on the commited crimes, but the lives changed by the men's string of revenges.
The accused perpetrators - from a crippled Hungarian con man named Verbal Kint to a corrupt ex-cop trying to turn his life around until returning to a life of crime - "The Usual Suspects" reveals how behaviors can control and destroy people.
The story unfolds with multiple layers of details and information, winding viewers through the same maze of information the film's police department is trying to unravel.
Starting at the end of the story, the movie flashes back six weeks and reveals bits of information leading up to the crime.
In addition to an incredible screenplay, director Bryan Singer incorporated unconventional elements of cinematography. Slightly awkward camera angles and zooms give "The Usual Suspects" a uniquely off-kilter tone.
The array of information and possible angles for its outcome give the film an amazingly complex and fascinating plot. Needless to say, this is definitely a movie to watch more than once.