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.
林盈蝶是个孤儿，自尊、自爱。在歌厅卖唱，洁身自好。她爱身为警察副局长的李世豪，当得知李世豪必须缔结政治婚姻，不肯屈当情人，宁可忍痛离开他。这时，好友文瑞被控谋杀入狱，她为她奔走翻案，却无果，得知自己身患绝症，便到警察局“自首”，顶替文瑞去死。不久发现自己根本没有得绝症，不过是文瑞和世豪的妻子裴璇联合设计圈套！盈蝶愤怒文瑞的狠心和自私，她靠狱警朋友的帮忙逃出死牢，出现在文瑞的婚礼上，向昔日好友讨回公道！最后，盈蝶的宽容和善良感动了李世豪，找回清白的同时，也收获了圆满的爱情。
年轻时，阿什利和本目睹了他们父母的残忍谋杀。多年后，阿什利仍然相信这不是一个人，没有东西杀死了她的父母，现在她被一想到Rake回来为她和她的家人而折磨。是阿什利受了创伤，还是她体内的生物？
