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.
日本人特有的浪漫营造方式，聒噪，个性，但真挚无比。
新年第一天看完，有种几年前看赤めだか的熟悉感。算是奈飞为了北野武定制的回忆作品，影帝能把他演的栩栩如生不得不夸一句牛逼。不知道北野武两次重新开始人生，是勇气还是单纯的没有毅力，但是他终究靠坚持个性闯出了一片天地。问师傅左手的伤时故意讲段子的一幕着实精彩，用幽默化解世间痛苦大概就是这么回事。
通过多年张艺谋电影观察可知老谋子还是适合拍剧情简单的戏
世上哪有什么岁月静好，只不过有人替你负重前行。狙击五班上战场，抗美援朝气胜钢，正义之师终得胜，人间正道是沧桑。“为了最后的胜利，我所有的战友都牺牲在了那个山坡上，只留下了一个个普通的名字。”在成为英雄之前，他们也都是有血有肉的人。当所有人都牺牲后，点名的情节太催人泪下了，而在现实世界里，这些英雄枪手们可能都没能留下名字，但如今国泰民安，这盛世，终于如你所愿。
什么叫物哀？真实和表演的穿插，将喜剧的悲伤内核温柔又血淋淋的展示，最后北野武的背影根本控制不住的流眼泪，太好看了
日本不少这样的全能芸人，北野武是，剧团一人也是。
因为个人经历和里面的主角还挺像的，所以很有感触，和《红鳉鱼》也形成了互文。艺术真是需要去燃烧生命去做的，但有时候也要保持开放性。不过有时候坚持自己的成了，有时候回归平淡的反而活得有滋有味，未来谁都说不准，所以还是要坦诚地活，用心去感受。
还行，专注于讲好一场小狙击战 👍 由小见大。不搞大场面 不强制煽情（结尾还是有点强煽了）。（另外，章宇的痞相可以，好像啊达。。。）
张艺谋导演还是那么稳，一个简单的主旋律题材用96分钟就能拍得这么情绪饱满，全程都显得游刃有余，整体化繁为简，干净利落。没有刻意贬低和矮化对手，交战双方的旗鼓相当让影片的可看性更加高。总之就是剧情好节奏棒，没有尿点，国师品质有保证。
演传奇 尤其还是活着的传奇 就真的好难。所以与其拍得这么工整，就还不如有点出其不意
导演的口头禅绝对是从师父那里学的！师父真的是又酷又好的人。恩、情，要记一辈子的。
以小见大，抗美援朝还有很多这样的题材，值得我们去挖掘。没有明星脸，更亲切，更真实，代入感更强。
叙事干脆利落，没有码明星阵容，但新人们个个鲜活，国师还是厉害的
穿西装的模样太帅了，感觉有点像太宰治啊
张艺谋导演还是那么稳，一个简单的主旋律题材用96分钟就能拍得这么情绪饱满，全程都显得游刃有余，整体化繁为简，干净利落。没有刻意贬低和矮化对手，交战双方的旗鼓相当让影片的可看性更加高。总之就是剧情好节奏棒，没有尿点，国师品质有保证。
不符合我个人趣味，感觉很无聊。但同样都是东亚演艺传奇传记比起梅艳芳好的不是一点两点。果然我上次总结的对，要么挑一小段时间描写要么挑一个角儿来演角儿 -- 两个都能满足当然更好👍 （柳乐可以算0.75个角儿了吧哈哈哈
这种题材一定要含着笑流眼泪才行，差了那么一点意思。男人的野望是小杯盛不下的酒，倒着倒着就溢到外边去了，可酒不会忘记最早接纳自己的杯子。
画面干净，讲了一个小故事，张力很足，方言台词写的很传神，时长90分钟其实可以再拍的充实些，后半段男二号刻画的有点单薄，急于收尾的感觉
日本人特有的浪漫营造方式，聒噪，个性，但真挚无比。
剧团一人这个导演水平未见进步，总是在剧情无聊到看不下去的时候抛下个催泪弹，然后草草收场给人留下个好像还可以的印象，本身北野武就不是个好拍的对象，柳乐优弥虽然在面部表情和声音语调上有意模仿，但整体呈现出来的人物过于听话了些，就像是一个普通的励志故事，大泉洋这里用得还不错，穿错鞋那段call back了，铃木保奈美还是神采奕奕的，门胁麦真是太苦了，每个导演用她都要拍出被命运捉弄的感觉。
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