卢伟莉
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.
羽田健太郎
发表于5分钟前回复 :20年前,强盛的罗马帝国派出由5000精兵组成的罗马第九军团,却在苏格兰高地神秘消失。第九军团首领之子马库斯(查宁·塔图姆 Channing Tatum 饰)骁勇善战,带兵征战在前线。因为在一场战争中严重受伤,他不得不在叔叔家中养伤。养伤期间,马库斯在角斗场中救下一名奴隶埃斯科(杰米·贝尔 Jamie Bell 饰),并将其收为仆人。不久之后,马库斯听闻北方一个部落有人发现了当年父亲遗失的鹰杖,立志为父亲赢回荣誉的他决心远赴北方拿回鹰杖。马库斯带着对北方环境比较熟悉的埃斯科一起出发。路途中主仆二人的关系经历了各种起伏与相互考验。尤其是当他们遇到凶狠的西尔王子(塔哈·拉希姆 Tahar Rahim 饰)后,马库斯发现埃斯科的身份远远不只是个普通的奴隶那么简单。究竟谁掌控着鹰杖,当年的第九军团是如何覆灭的?真相愈加扑朔迷离……