杨思琦
发表于3分钟前回复 :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.
品冠
发表于6分钟前回复 :高三生迈尔士梦想离开美国伊利诺州的偏僻小镇、前往大都市攻读电影,然而骤逝的爸爸生前将他的大学基金挥霍在情妇身上,妈妈也因而两手空空无能为力,顿时眼看大好前程即将就此断送,想尽办法排除万难的迈尔士发现一个奖学金机会,就是加入校内唯一的排球队,希望能够让他顺利进入芝加哥的大学,只不过这个机会有点不寻常,并引起轩然大波和强烈反对,因为那是一支女子排球队……编导纳森阿德洛夫取材自己14岁的亲身经历,不同于一般同志成长电影,本片不聚焦于主角的岀柜经历,而是呈现他坚持己志、达成目标的毅力,并献给所有在成长过程中遭逢意外颠簸的人,如同迈尔士和他妈妈,学习如何独立、秉持耐心、寻得自信,并迎向否极泰来的人生。