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.
2022058《东北告别天团》
这就是合家欢的网络大电影水平了，整挺热闹。
中规中矩，选择的切入点不错。故事讲的清楚自洽，笑点也有。问题是没有亮点，突出点。
不只是催人发笑的喜剧，比一种所谓喜剧人来做的电影（如十八辈祖宗，小虫过江之类）强的太多了
我觉得比其他笑星当导演拍的认真多了，剧本毛病不少，不过切入点还蛮好的。加一星
#BJIFF2021主竞赛单元#中国美术学院作品，美术实在了得。同《影》一样的水墨化色彩，解决了《影》里脸部发绿的问题，这种去饱和的色彩还挺符合战争题材。剧作方面还是散了点，导致影片内涵很浅，如此拍电影，讲故事似乎成了一件形式主义的事情。
比预期的要好很多 虽说剧情简单 喜剧也显得不够 不过最后红包的彩票中奖我愿意多加一颗星 另外立意还是蛮好的 也想表达有案底的人应该有机会证明自己改过自新这点也是可以的 有些遗憾的是没有让龙姨唱一宿啊 没看到物超所值啊 哈哈哈哈
故事硬伤太多，但是小俏皮段子太搞笑了。“你烧水呢？！”“包子就是昨天的”hhhh
虚有其表，段子喜剧也需要升级啊，否者就是尴尬。
千万句吐槽，我只能说一句：主创们是真不会讲故事。
平平淡淡，平平庸庸，平平常常。结局不够有意思。
真不好看 这种过于理想化的剧情就是 笑也笑不出来 哭也哭不出来 如鲠在喉
新人导演，看得出佳佳是很有想法的，投入的感情很足。虽然视听有瑕疵，但第一次拍还是很棒的，故事很温馨，切入的视角也有社会责任
不是一般好笑，几乎憋不住快笑出声。又假又糙，后期配音的台词不光对不上口型连时间都对不上了。有些镜头是拿半残dv拍的吧，镜头调度调到焦都糊了也是牛哇。还有不得不夸一下，这个批发的搞笑弱鸡枪声和人物频频随便牺牲几乎是学到了抗日神剧的精髓。另外，给只剩半截的鞭子配上后期鞭打声该说是行为艺术还是间离效果？
前一小半不错还以为能一直黑色幽默，后面改正剧了
挺好看的 值得三星。虽然故事很简单 但是很温情啊
六七分的样子 反转基本猜都猜出来了 别叫宋晓峰演傻子好吗 实在是太像了 是真傻 彩票剧情有点老套
佳佳可真t娘的是个人才，有笑点，不把观众当傻子，不强迫你硬笑。看够小鲜肉，这种剧情害挺有意思，挺喜欢。继续加油！期待以后你更多的作品。
白事里硬要掺进喜剧元素，太吃力，又违和。最后的逻辑，又太假。
2022047，现在俨然已经形成东北宇宙了，但过度消费东北文化并不是一件长远的事情。还是有很多笑点的，只是剧本嘛…没办法小成本制作。抖音网红出演电影感觉是未来的小方向
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