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.
不过罗生门式的结构，而且每个版本的故事都讲的好吸引人，而且各个故事虽然讲的都是同一件事，虽然是不同角度不同立场，却并不重复，因为每个人讲述的都是不同阶段。
剧本确实有罗生门和八恶人的影子，作为网大质量算不错了，缺点是五毛钱特效+一些角色演技太尬，3.5
额，还是可以的，人性 是真的黑暗啊。。只是感觉手法有点弱，包装了一堆妖魔鬼怪的故事，讲得有点凌乱，而且太浅显了。但还是值得一看的哈~ 小萝莉真的是漂亮极了~~
你信吗？
认真讲故事的国产鬼片，类似罗生门的叙事，全程没鬼，有的只是丑陋的人心
虽然有点拖有点长 后半部分也有牵强的地方 还有个不可思议的反转 不过整体让人蛮沉浸的（必须要夸奖一下 横浜流星的演技提升了不少
这演花旦的....还挺猛，为了活下来谁不卖命呢
很可以了，作为惊悚片，氛围不错，故事精巧。
这个故事和剧本还真的是不错，不咋呼不粗俗。众口异词，拼贴杜撰，窥见的是个中人情炎凉。
情绪太满，其他地方又太弱，时间很拖，有几个镜头还可以。标准日式扭曲情感片。
一个网大竟然有点《罗生门》和《八恶人》的影子。再这么下去，院线那些烂片的故事要干不过这种网大了……
众人道听途说拼凑出的狐仙故事会 营造叙事的迷雾 即妖的三层皮相。有点东西。
故事挺好，挺完整，特别是最后一段符合中国传统价值观，恶有恶报，不过谢老板的善报却没见到
但凡换个不那么垃圾网大既视感的片名。与其硬蹭恐怖鬼片的点，还不如大大方方找准定位，别尽整些虚头巴脑的玩意。
最终的荒诞无不是人生百态的缩影。
罗生门变成了罗生鬼门，每个人说的都是自我有目的的
连夜看完原著再看的电影，首先卡司我很喜欢，丝丝和流星的对手戏很出彩。但是电影改编的剧情没有原著的尖锐深刻，表达上稍逊但说得过去。
据说口碑不错就来看看，毕竟网大电影，不该要求过高，但不得不说这种电影真没意思。把一些耳熟能详的故事整合，编成看似故事完整又有教育意义的电影，只适合小孩子看。探索恐怖电影在我国的可能性是值得表扬的，但这部显然已经偏离了恐怖的范围，可能委曲求全，或剧本本来就没单薄，发展和结局都甚是平庸无聊。
好消息：角度不错。比较惊喜，3.5
其实不算恐怖，但是故事很不错，最后形成了一个完整的闭环。
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