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.
看完了给人的感觉竟然是妥妥的喜剧本子，科林这么正的男人整一出劈腿感情戏显的十分突兀。
3.5。拍得非常「正统」，包括表演、调度、音乐等。大主题，小切口。时间比想象中长，由很多小反转撑起来，奇怪明明有很多反转却还是觉得整体很平。更多的触动来自电影之外，无法共情任何一方，甚至也很难为计谋成功而喝彩…愚蠢的人类为何永远无法停止战争。
感觉可以给到3.5星 plot twists很多很惊喜 但是节奏总是差了那么一点 以及其实谍战片里真的没有必要加模棱两可的感情戏hhh
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冲着脸叔去的，脸叔就是正常水平发挥，整体还行
什么乱七八糟的剧情啊 也太中二了吧 俩妹子还挺可爱的
工整又古板的老式剧情片，各方面正确的有些无聊。连演员的表演空间都被压缩的所剩无几。
据说动作指导是园村健介，所以真不算打着类型片幌子的小妞电影，最后高潮动作戏是绝对能看的，两个粗心大意的姑娘都挺可爱，能把手枪弹匣和内衣内裤一起洗😂，短发姑娘有几个镜头特像年轻的陈绮贞。看来日本人的至高娱乐享受就是看女高中生玩枪杀人。
太平淡了，没大意思。而且作为计划的主要策划人，竟然还有闲心扯婚外恋。
制作精良。开头结尾非常流畅 剪掉中间部分爱情线就完美了。英国驻西班牙外交官接洽尸体那场戏承包我笑点—“你们的人都臭了 赶紧拉走”&“我在医学院专门研究溺水的”
能拍的这么无聊也算本事…………感情戏真的要来干嘛…………
这片适合跟锅匠裁缝、万湖会议以及Enigma一起看hhhhh 达西与达西的拉扯~
被封面吸引，开盲盒失败。可爱成分都在女仆咖啡店，日常无聊的一笔。片头片尾的打戏动作设计不错，但真实感不强。豆瓣这演员表几个意思？
第一次觉得打架那么帅，好解压！两个人都好生动，演员演技炸裂，而且结局两个人没有莫名其妙被干掉，好！
两位主演很亮眼被圈粉了。高石明里的脸漂亮又大气，完全是我喜欢的type。伊泽彩织太能打了，搜了她ins上打戏的练习视频，实在是太帅了。
这帮英国男演员怎么一天到晚升官发财死老婆的……
电影整体算是一部冷门电影，时间两个多小时，自己看的时候中间也有停顿，并不能作为一部憋尿之作。
这种砸了一堆人然后整的不明觉厉的风格，真的看腻了……
疯疯癫癫的，但奇怪的不是很难看，与其他酷酷的杀手不一样，青春期杀手的感觉。
比较平淡，最有意思的是西班牙部分，爱情元素有点突兀～
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