本片根据育碧软件公司2003年的同名电子游戏改编。十五年前，亚洲孤儿达斯坦（杰克·吉伦哈尔 Jake Gyllenhaal 饰）在市集上因英勇好战被波斯国王收养入宫。十五年后，亚洲长大成人的达斯坦随两位哥哥和叔父（本·金斯利 Ben Kingsley 饰）出征，奇袭圣城阿拉姆特，并得到国王许婚，将阿拉姆特公主塔米娜（杰玛·阿特登Gemma Arterton 饰）许配与他。达斯坦无意中得到了塔米娜公主竭尽全力保护的“时之砂”匕首，却被诬陷毒害老国王，被迫逃亡。为了洗清罪名，同时确保伟大的波斯帝国不至于沦落他手，达斯坦胁迫塔米娜公主与他一同进入了臭名昭著的“奴隶谷”，破坏了阿马尔酋长（阿尔弗雷德·莫里纳 Alfred Molina 饰）的鸵鸟大赛。在老国王的葬礼上，达斯坦终于发现了幕后凶手，而塔米娜公主也终将有关“时之砂”的秘密据实以告……
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.
黄宗泽
回复 :在这个充满动作的武术冒险中遇到了蝙蝠侠。一个犯罪斗士秘密组织的成员和他疏远的姐姐与暴民和一个疯狂的科学家一起追捕被盗的神秘的危险元素。
江若琳
回复 :前少年拳击ABA冠军吉米·麦凯布，自母亲离世后，经济拮据，居处被强制搬迁。万般无奈之下，他转向少年时的联合街拳击俱乐部，寻求比尔和埃迪的帮助，与此同时，与掮客乔商议，重拾地下黑拳。黑拳爱好者认为吉米只是前来送死的肉鸡，他甘心冒生命危险，因为他试图站得更高，想在世界上重新获得一席之地。
