The Usual Suspects: Special Edition

Reviewed by:
Eric Alt

“In an effort to find material you haven’t seen already to make the purchase of this disc worthwile…” So begins director Bryan Singer’s intro to the gag reel on this “Special Edition” re-release of The Usual Suspects, and truer words have never been spoken. Since many of us grabbed the original, bareboned release, this sentiment is both welcome and frustrating—it seems that whenever a DVD comes out that has no bonus stuff included you can bet even money a better version is imminent. So hold off next time.

Deleted scenes, gag reel, several behind-the-scenes featurettes, and two commentary tracks put the special into the special edition. In fact, there’s not much else we can say. The Usual Suspects: Special Edition will no doubt leap off the shelf and into your greedy hands. It’s that simple. Your local video shop will stock the shelves and then poof! It’s gone.