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.
单亲妈妈带俩娃，搬家欲离吸毒爸。
欢乐，不正经，闹腾更合适，闹腾就有些乱
孩子估计也被人拐走了，哪有这么多时间给你搞剧情。
p.s 世界上没有人能拒绝得了佩德罗帕斯卡的滚床单邀请，电影里的人装什么装啊，可恶
这张电影就是疫情本身：pointless, boring as f#ck, and not funny at all.
企划弱：都2021年了，还在拍8年前火影剧场版或20年前特摄剧场版那套（以原创角色为中心的独立故事+脇役反派的全员技能秀模板）；
开局还挺有意思的，后面太长了，一直在想怎么还没结束啊
让一帮人往烂的演也蛮难的，反正戳到我笑点了。
到底这帮明星是怎么被忽悠过来拍了这部烂片的？
浪费了我126分钟的时间，真的很无聊的电影
Insensitive and boring.
密室逃脱型的片子，女主最后反杀，宗教的寓意很明显，基本全程无尿点，值得三星，可以一看。
疫情期间剧组花式团建，有些地方还挺有意思的，不过还是太像tik tok段子合集，很难说有什么值得系统成片的地方。“如果电影院有一天开门，每个人都会为你精妙的台词所打动！”隔离、口罩和不接触的拥抱，有时候真的忘了，疫情给生活带来了多深的烙印，也该学着像这样，去苦中作乐了。
疫情期间剧组花式团建，有些地方还挺有意思的，不过还是太像tik tok段子合集，很难说有什么值得系统成片的地方。“如果电影院有一天开门，每个人都会为你精妙的台词所打动！”隔离、口罩和不接触的拥抱，有时候真的忘了，疫情给生活带来了多深的烙印，也该学着像这样，去苦中作乐了。
宗教宣传片，小成本完成度还可以，演技颜值都不错，就是套路到没啥意思
隔离综合征，保证吃喝的下一件事，就是性生活。
好闷啊，好无聊啊。电影看了一半，还没发现哪里恐怖，无非就是普普通通的行动，再配个诡异的音乐。
很多明星客串，不是很好笑，甚至有些地方有点无聊
很好笑，跟多双关，要对美国发生的事情有一定了解才会get到更多笑点吧。
我以为低分是大家爱国情怀迫使打出来的 可看过之后发现原来是真的烂 这5分钟能讲完的简单故事就别凑了 直接跳到战斗片段算了 还有中场那个怎么看都觉得是重要反派而且能洗白深挖的妹子就这么领了盒饭 真给小学生看的？
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