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.
卖惨片，依旧对印片反感，平面化人物，特色是坏人必暴力，但大家都诚实，多好的法治环境，然后硬插入特色歌曲（这次没舞蹈），不知所谓。
比较套路的印度电影，教育意义大于电影艺术。最大的亮点是几位男性受害者的表演，刑讯那一段绝了。
#此片通过钱德鲁律师所打的拉贾坎努（Rajakannu）人权案，犀利、扎心地暴露了印度严重的种姓制度弊端，揭露了贪腐警方及当权者对低种姓部落民众凶残的暴行和对人权/法律的肆意践踏，与《熔炉》不同，此片让人欣慰的是～“既使在多刺的丛林里，也有鲜花”，虽历经限辛，正义最终没有缺席！#电影长达2小时40分钟，但故事紧凑、叙述清晰、张驰有度，颇吸引人。既便是针砭时弊的严谨社会片，也不乏印度片中常有的歌舞，但一点也不唐突违和。演员也都挺棒的。钱德鲁的一身正气、不怒自威在影片中有很好的展现。 #在现实世界，钱德鲁律师代表言论自由，反对米萨、塔达和波塔法案，他所处理的任何人权案件均未收过一个卢比，六年内他主持了96000起案件，作出了历史性的判决……并废除了低种姓的隔离制度。他是正义、法律和良心的化身，
jal bhim 应该是抗争万岁的意思，也是因为这部电影最后的那首诗。整部电影节奏紧凑，逻辑缜密，有反转但是也有热泪盈眶的地方，把地方警察随意定罪，腐败，官官相护，检察警务沆瀣一气的丑态彻底的揭露了一遍。虽然律师有点伟光正了点，但是敢拍这样的电影，关心印度少数族群的境遇，有温度也有深度，的确值得一看
警暴、底层、种姓、正义、司法……容纳了太多的社会议题。调度规整、推进有力，印度社会派佳作。
7.5分。印度版本的《辩护人》，这个评价还是挺高的。故事本身拍得并不是太精彩，舞台感很强，但一想到这竟然是真实事件改编，就感觉背上发凉。说到底印度的种姓制度至今还在影响着印度的社会，这种顽疾何时能够清除，现在还看不到尽头。。。
感觉这个故事，跟某国的操场埋尸案，有点同步啊。。。怎么印度这个时间段突然想着拍摄这样一部电影呢？是不是看了某国的新闻，来故意拍电影映射的啊。。。
印度代表性电影选题很好，开放性启示中国文化也应该更开放而不是更保守。当然，印度电影本身的问题就是叙事太过拖沓，一定要拉长到三个小时左右的习惯。
不知道该说什么，这个电影抛弃了所有无用信息，拍出来十分中规中矩也十分令人震撼的事实。律法题材影片，大抵就应该是这样。伟大的杰伊比姆。
不仅是是印度的《辩护人》，正义律师为平民打抱不平的故事，而且也谈及了印度的种姓制度、男女不公、警察暴力、滥用职权等…如果一部电影能够改变一个国家，那他就有了现实意义，格局大了
作为一部类型片，有些地方的处理实在太目的话了，几乎是一点美感都没有，好直白。但作为电影，镜头内的美术设计、镜头语言都是看着很舒服的。而接近三个小时的电影，节奏也一直在线，张弛有度。歌舞环节，音乐还是最好的背景，取代舞蹈的是镜头内的自然风光和人物状态，电影的连贯性在这一点上做得很普世化。
印度电影总有新惊喜
印度再任由这些毫无社会责任心爱国主义精神的电影人将印度社会片面的黑暗面放大展露给国际上以图讨好西方社会拿奖，那他们的国际地位、经济发展、GDP是好不了了滑稽。。还有就是感觉印度教是真的牛逼，就这样绝大多数低种姓非人的地狱生活还能忍耐到那个程度。。
没有歌舞也可以做成商业片，配乐太格格不入了
印度这个国度真是神奇！你能在那里发现最现代最奢靡与最原始最卑贱的生活共存！而他们的电影也在朝着多元化深层次不断发展！
印度版的《辩护人》？1995年背景，没有人权的低种姓部落，数代都是饱受歧视的“不可接触者”，拿不到居住证、游离于社会之外，可以被随意安上罪名被捕入狱虐待殴打，真的太惨了哎哎哎，女主痛苦的演技到位，恨得我想把那几个黑警扒皮抽骨
然而黑暗总是会过去的，只是抗争从来都不会停止——这大概也是，文艺作品需要持续表达的愤怒
但在人心里剔除阶层歧视还有漫漫长路。
少数族群底层人民的苦，官僚群体相互串通的恶，正义人士无偿助力的善，让一个你看着毫无希望的印度有了某种星星之火可以燎原的可能。就电影本身技术角度而言并不算优秀但这个题材和胆量是我们不会有的。天下乌鸦一般黑，只是有的叫了，有的沉默了，有的是哑巴。
看的很难过，一是因为电影里所揭示的不公，二是因为我们无法揭露的不公。
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