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　　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.

　　從小一起長大的醒悟、清標和佩君，三人是青梅竹馬，長大後各奔東西，醒悟混跡黑道，為幫派大哥打天下佔地盤，再一次替大哥圍勢時，沒想到對方竟是同鄕好友清標，多年不見，童年好友竟然都在刀口上討生活；清標拿人錢財因此無法顧慮兩人童年情誼，跟醒悟打起來，被醒悟誤殺一刀，警察隨即趕到，全部人被逮入獄。

　　由萨姆．富勒、米尔顿．史派灵编剧的本片描述一队二千人的志愿军综合部队，奉命前往缅甸战场，经过一关又一关的据点攻击战，最后全队只剩下一百人。本片表现人类在劣境中的忍耐力和战斗力，将“世上无难事，只怕有心人“这句名言作了强有力的诠释。全片大部分在菲律宾的森林地带拍摄，导演塞缪尔．富勒对人物性格的刻画与炮火连天的战争场面都处理得非常出色，杰夫．陈德勒、泰．哈定等在片中都有精彩表演。
　　麦瑞尔突击队（Merrill`s Marauders），简称麦支队，是 二战 时期 美国陆军 在 中缅印战区 的一只 突击队 。部队的正式番号是第五三○七临时样合支队，部队长官是 法兰克·麦瑞尔 准将。麦支队也译作梅列尔突击队，砀称梅支队 麦瑞尔突击队是 美国 总统 罗斯福 和 英国 首相 邱吉尔 在 1943年 魁北克会议上为部署反攻 缅甸 而成立的一支特别部队，由招募自 巴拿马 、 千里达 、 危地马拉 等地的美国志愿兵组成。支队由 法兰克·麦瑞尔 准将算，兵力相当一个团，共有2900人,分成六个小队。麦瑞尔突击队的任务 ??深入缅甸 日军 后方，切断日军的供应和交通。 麦瑠尔突击队由 中缅印战区 司令 史迪威 将军统帅，与 中国 孙立人 将军率领的 中国远征军 新38师,新22师等单位共同作战。在反攠密支那 的战役中全歼日军守军，取得了 密支那大捷 。 1954年 麦瑞尔突击队改制为75步兵团，是75 游骑兵 团的前身，也是美军 特种部队 的前身。

　　杰洛（麦克思·明格拉 Max Minghella 饰）是一个热爱绘画，一心想成为著名画家的艺术青年，可是，当他如愿以偿进入了艺术大学之后才发现，眼前的一切和想象中相去甚远。在专业课堂中，认真勤奋的杰洛并不是老师最得意的学生，反倒是看上去呆头呆脑的约拿（马特·基斯拉 Matt Keeslar 饰）受到了老师的肯定。更让杰洛感到苦恼的是，自己所爱上的人体课的模特奥黛丽（索非亚·迈尔斯 Sophia Myles 饰）似乎对约拿产生了好感。
　　学校里发生了血腥的连环杀人事件，但这并不在杰洛的关注范围之内。年度考核临近，创作出优秀作品的学生即可获得在著名画廊举办个展的机会。作品屡遭否定的杰洛无奈之下找到了落魄画家吉米（吉姆·布劳德本特 Jim Broadbent 饰）并盗用了他的作品，没想到，正是吉米的画作让杰洛成为了警方缉拿的对象，而约拿警察卧底的身份也随之浮出了水面。