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.
你追不到我 追不到就是追不到 还再缺了半条手的情况下 然而在雅典街头却没能抢过小姐姐的电瓶车
男主越看越像《信条》那个，然后又觉得矮了壮了，不是他，看完看一下演员表又是同一个。也许，白人和黑人觉得黄色人种也都一个样吧
大量的真实景观拍摄，却在动作设计上显得格外平庸，野外追逐和求生连《荒野猎人》一半的水平都不到，到了后半段的政治惊悚又停留在表面的反转，华盛顿从停车场飞跳简直出戏，让片子唯一的“真实记录质感”也全无。本来这种政治灾难片大有可为非常值得拍，可惜这部拍得如此寡淡，导演属实要背锅了。
黑人是真的皮实。#艾丽西亚维坎德补完计划#
盲猜女主
无敌黑哥们~车祸~枪击~跳楼~体力惊人暴打一切~
约翰大卫华盛顿演的还是比较拼的，全片几乎一直在跑，在哭，在一直处于危机四伏的状态。片里的剧情如果真实发生的话那实在是太吓人，在异国他乡旅游意外出车祸，女友死了，自己却被当地的反政府组织和警察追杀，甚至逃到自己国家的大使馆里去也差点被外交官杀了，太绝望。算是部合格的惊悚片，可以一看，但别抱太多期待。
哈哈哈哈哈agent murphy一张sunshine boy的小脸蛋儿被官方调侃了
故事还可以，讲到中间部分就有点拖拉了，最后一部分解释有些牵强附会，好在男主救孩子的戏还不错。
It was a definite time wastin
电影风格很写实，以至于我以为是真实故事改编。悬疑气氛很棒，希腊美景配合幕后黑手，反差。John演技有提升。
全片快进。。差点没睡着。智商被反复摩擦，导演，我与你无冤无仇
飞车意外坠龙潭
很肃杀很干燥又很慢节奏的惊悚片，挺新鲜的。希腊人家里装修好可爱，很繁杂又很温暖，好像住。
丹泽尔华盛顿就这一个孩子？虎符生犬子啊，可惜
希腊真是好美一欧洲国家!！ PS: 两位女角未免也太眉清目秀的好看了吧!！（当然，最困难的是入局阶段的确略显沉闷
女主角没多久就挂了，然后男主角就从一个普通美国公民变成了一个特种兵，这个故事告诉我们两个道理，第一秀恩爱死得快，第二单身能变强。
？？？？悬疑惊惊悚片竟然能拍的这么无聊愚蠢，男主真的不好看啊
至少男主、女主都是我喜欢的！影片的最后仿佛在昭示：冥冥之中男主一直在“幸存”的原因就是他的使命召唤……
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