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.
虽然整体上剧情没有很大的起伏，甚至可以猜得出走向，但是贵在真实，场景和对话都非常日常和亲切，电影中的妈妈是全局的焦点，也是矛盾的中心，演得非常自然本色，撑起整部片，拜神时、发火时、被拍vlog、第一次坐飞机有点忐忑不适时的妈妈，都可以看到潮汕妈妈的缩影，甚至自己妈妈的影子，好多的妈妈忙碌了大半辈子，都没坐过飞机，都没出省旅游，都省吃俭用攒钱给孩子成家立业，但仍对子女怀有愧疚，这是电影里最感动我的点了
1、挺过瘾的武侠片。故事稀松平常，但风格化和制作水准，都见用心。魏君子作为制片人，有着一份旧情怀在。2、小时候挺喜欢看谢苗演的武打片，成年后，他少有独挑大梁的机会，这回演成瞎子，硬朗、沧桑、正义感爆棚，都演得挺酷，范儿十足。3、中等体量，古典叙事，快意恩仇，不失为网大的好方向。4、雷布斯推荐，算是跨界应援。5、魏君子主导的院线片，都差强人意，但在网大领域，他玩得风生水起，盖因他熟悉的港片模式，是当下网大的最佳选择。
完成度挺高，也挺利落的一部小片。
可圈可点，还可以拍续集，谢苗怎么就发展成武打明星呢
跟爱情神话仿佛是一体两面的一部作品，在价值观和故事构建都十分陈旧的架势下，这部电影相较前者流光溢彩般的女性表达和反高潮叙事，反倒更扎实地对婚恋观对旧秩序进行了一次打破。虽然打破后的结果，放置在当下仍旧是无比落后的，但建立在一个恪守传统和地域文化深重的语境下，足够可信。跟很多人批评爱情神话悬浮恰恰相反，像这种十分初级和浅显的表达，也许仍旧需要，比起“女人不离一次婚是不完整的”，离婚的女人并没有什么不同，也许更加重要。
潮汕奶奶辈的女人有些是真的很厉害，我实在有感而发，我奶奶当之无愧。初一十五，各种节都要拜老爷祭祀，一年到头来钱纸都要买不少，按我奶奶的话，我们生在这里不拜不过心（安心），因为我妈这个外地媳妇，我奶奶绝对一手操办，是真的很厉害。
影像质感上要比普通网大强出一个身位，就是剧本没跟上，所以也没几场文戏，全靠剪辑和动作撑下来，谢苗饰演的捉刀人有日本盲侠的概念，结尾黑夜落雪也是营造出主角眼盲的万籁俱寂感。
一个很不错的开始，但是仅仅是个开始。剧情简单，没什么可挖的地方，但是服化道以及武打设计都还不错，人物颜值也算在线。谢苗这么多年的电影就这个还算好看。其实我建议谢苗将这个做成一个系列电影，你这辈子吃这一个背景就足够了。这个切入点很好，往前是安史之乱中最惨烈的睢阳保卫战，张巡南霁云加上成乙三五个电影就有了；往后可以继续写捉刀人的故事，成乙是如何行侠仗义的也可以继续说，希望谢苗可以好好打磨这个背景，千万别浪费了……
后半段有点弱了，不然我在我心里可能会是满分片。妈妈说努力说普通话的时候真的有被感动到，真的都是普通又美好的平凡人啊。
完美网剧！！画质清晰意境到位。剧情流畅，文武搭配严谨，跌宕起伏。配音也秒杀一堆国产烂片，清晰舒缓不吵人且符合剧情。每个人物结局都很自然，不搞烂留白。
瞎子眼里的世界是黑暗的，但他却能为别人带来光明。女主遇到的情况和最近刚发生的唐山事件非常像。电影里有成瞎子,用暴力打败暴力。但现实中，哎。。。
以血还血，以暴制暴，这气场放在好莱坞只有丹泽尔华盛顿能把持住。
中式英雄主义的再放送。
快进都嫌无聊，先不说演员烂的我都笑不出来，再说这封建剧情和尴尬的表达，再看看这评分，别骗人了。
拍得挺质朴 感情挺纯真的 不过现实社会最后的结局大概率不可能
你不能那么自私的，只想着自己的生活，你还有父母。
给五星吧～
魏君子总算把武侠玩明白了，可惜世间却再无座头市
谢苗已经要演大叔了？不过演的太好了！好沧桑好沉稳，这不就是杀手不太冷！哈哈，那个女孩也选的挺好的，虽然后面眼神有点木，但前面好清新气质好干净。就是琴娘……真的好可惜。
拳拳到肉的武打场景，娴熟流畅的刀马功底，不愧是武打童星出身！
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