10 Movie Reveals You Can Spot Early (If You Really Look)

10. Verbal Kint Is Keyser Soze - The Usual Suspects

The Reveal

The mythical, shadowy gangster known as Keyser Soze is revealed to have been Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey) all along, who has been improvising a story to U.S. Customs agent Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri) for the entirety of the movie.

How To Spot It Early

To be fair, "early" in this case is only around 30 seconds before the pin drops for Kujan and the audience in earnest, but nevertheless, if you keep your eyes peeled during the revelatory montage, you can see Keaton (Gabriel Byrne) being fatally gunned down by Kint.

The shot is low-lit and extremely fleeting, but Spacey's face is clearly in the frame for a few fractions of a second, and if you were sharp enough to notice it or quick enough to mash the pause button at the right moment, you'd know before everyone else that Kint is Soze.