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.
看的李瑜美欧尼的第三部作品，迄今为止没有一个角色是幸福一点的(笑)，大叔很帅灰常帅
一般，专程来看黄政民嘞，没想到剧情很一般感觉没咱们好看。
表扬黄政民无所不能吧，相反对比警察…… 真是一言难尽，这样的是怎么当上警察的？警匪一个人顶过一个局？智商和实力都是碾压警察……
2.5。没看过原版，以为会有啥惊喜，整一动作片。
一流演员救不回三流剧本的案例。（突然想看河正宇智斗诈骗犯[doge]）
黄老师这两年怎么除了跟homie拍帅哥打戏就是带新人，这届真的有点带不动了啊
一部改编自二流电影的二流电影，并且改编的不太符合逻辑。
要是没有看过吾先生，这个可以打7分，翻拍都不及格。。哎
黄政民你知道吗？要是你不乱丢枪有枪不用，这个片子能早半个小时演完。
好看，黄政民从不让我失望，那个小美女既跟丁青又跟李子城搭担，凑齐brother,梦幻联动。
好仓促，以至于原版里最闪光的反派，在这里面被拍成了一个变态，而不是悍匪，最终竟然是被黄政民自己（徒手）搞定的，就离谱啊！
5.8/10，跟原版差太多了，翻拍还能整出这么多漏洞硬伤，所以说没有对比就没有伤害，反派演的被王千源完爆了。
长的不帅脸又红哈哈哈哈
和原版比起来像干脆换了一个类型，原版玩儿人性心理战，韩版玩爽。胜在精干短小，节奏抓得刚刚好，喜欢配乐的氛围营造。
绑匪的角色原来是留给河正宇的吧？制片人不难受吗？哪有绑票戏，肉票独自气霸全场的？
为啥那个女警察不给劫匪一枪啊……等啥呢……
青龙影帝演技完全没问题，但就先入为主的概念来说，翻拍的不好。韩化的画蛇添足，很多硬伤，缺少真实感。
丁青那个狠劲儿真的是演出来的。咋不给李政宰打电话呢
居然直接用本名，那结尾肯定是得救啦！多一星给黄政民
绑匪没有与时俱进，现在这路数就该各种视频录起来，然后发到某网站上...
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