Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.
Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)
As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.
The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).
Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
强行he，笑点笑不出来，泪点哭不出来
男女主对同性之间的火花演技是有点欠缺的吧，看不出很有激情的感觉。但题材大胆！印度都把txl和形*婚搬上荧幕了！很惊喜！全片最好看最升华的当属后面男女主分别对家里出柜啦，把那个群体面对的社会家庭压力表现得很深刻！btw，女主的女情人那个演员真的不是华裔吗？脸长得so chinese！
国内……算了。
意外之喜，非常有意义的同性电影，配乐也很赞。Love is love.和大鹅看的第五部电影。
剧本太想两人平等了，男女主分别被催婚，恋爱，分别吵架，分别出柜，造成情节重复，而且配角可以更有特色，参考健听女孩
最重要的是把那些该死的困境全展现出来了
妈妈嫌弃的小嘀咕真实还挺有趣 再怎么看不惯好像所有父母最后都会对子女的伴侣爱屋及乌的
第一次作为投资人参与的电影~主创都是平时一起喝酒吹水的好基友，敢想敢做，坚定靠谱，第二部电影作品完成度如此之高远超预期。调色时有幸一睹真心立马决定用养老金入股，非常有信心！
赞赏印度和韩国的勇气，比中国人敢拍，可能他们没有广电总局这样机构存在。这部片子结尾太美好，但是后面的生活还会继续，问题还会存在。
特别平常，但因为平常，所以能够体会
就是感觉和是枝裕和那种细水长流的很不一样，有种九十年代那种苦情家庭剧的感觉。但好在很真诚，叙事虽然没有大起伏，但也还算流畅舒适。
主线剧情多卖趣b——又欲给人掠做“大男子主义”“性别歧视（厌女）”“身材歧视”（肥妹）“种族歧视”（黑妹）“排外”cliché典型，头下看外省新妇也死绝惨诺——哈系瘄边头尾就头搭搭家常个部分卖莫，拜老爷文化科普（？）敢好🐶
印度都有关于同性电影，希望我们国家也越来越包容。虽然我不支持同性婚姻，但不妨碍我希望他们🈶️更多生活空间。最后被女主父亲的爱感动，父母是我们大树也是软肋
特别平常，但因为平常，所以能够体会
同居两年还不生，奶奶教你；五牲高香拜三拜，心诚则灵。
字幕组译成“永结同心” 蛮贴切的 一部拍得很好的 宣传同性领养的商业片 喜剧 歌舞 很有印度风情 本来以为情节要he地愉快下去 最后又来了个小插曲 更跌宕起伏了一点儿 影片最后的彩虹色街头大游行真是让人泪目 大陆什么时候才能有这一天呢（当然情节上 有很多问题没有处理 直接弱化掉了 形婚就是同性恋最好的选择了吗 他们和各自伴侣之间的矛盾 家人的接受 许多问题还保留着 但对于印度来说 这已经是一部很有意义的宣传电影了）
特别好。青年无力撕扯故乡脐带，故乡则在叹息着接受新的规则。妈妈演的最好，但明显在都市的戏，导演就没有在汕头的灵动了，有点可惜。
只可惜男主还是妈宝了，都没坚持一下下自己，两年的感情随随便便就放弃了。如果他的爱只是因为他妈的摇头就停止，在一起全靠他妈的妥协，现实里遇到这样的男的，还是有多远逃多远吧。
看这部电影中一直感到观念的冲突，或许我已经不算是一个正宗潮汕人了，一个素质这么高条件这么好的女生，跟这么一个男生本来就委屈了，还要去潮汕舔未来公婆，看得人生气——很好地延续了潮汕话电影一贯以自恋型男生作为主角的传统。这么排斥“外省”的应该是男主奶奶这一辈人才对，现在潮汕人和外地嫁娶多了，男主爸妈这一辈早都习惯了。电影还是有很多不成熟的地方，比如低俗的插科打诨，不好笑又尴尬。相比之前还是进步了。潮阳话真是超级难听懂，尤其是男主爸爸，让人一句都没听到。
毕竟一方水土一方人，的确是我所理解的潮汕味，本土演员脸上的木讷，小院里的烟火，不嫌俗。但是挺不爽的就是对父权观念的妥协（不是主人公的妥协，而是导演自身还没完全脱离）。况且，文化差异的巨大空间并没有拉开，外来媳妇本地郎的故事缺了灵魂。
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