Bryan Singer directs Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne and Stephen Baldwin in this crime thriller where five hired guns find themselves under the thumb of a mysterious mastermind.

Bullshit: The Movie. The infamous big twist isn’t a revelation so much as it is just another clue that you can trust very little of what you’ve just seen and heard. Career accelerating performances from Spacey and Benicio Del Toro. Set pieces, transitions and fractured strorytelling that marked Singer out as a director of note and ambition. Though obviously it was screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie whose showcased talents have ultimately stood the test of time. John Ottman scored and edited this? What an unsung wunderkind. His work in both departments is marvellous. As hard as nails, but also somehow campier and as horny as a midnight Pride float on poppers. “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist.” I went to see this on one of those Sunday morning, back of a copy of Empire, first come first served, free preview tickets they used to put up to build word-of-mouth. I remember the ticket they issued you was massive and gilded with gold leaf. But they never let me keep it. The Bastard Ushers of the Whiteleys Odeon!

10

Perfect Double Bill: The Way Of The Gun (2000)

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