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.
很的很好笑！（我爱《不要抬头》，但和这个比较的人都别装了
略可惜了，本来当时对预告片很期待的。其实完整成片看下来，也不算差，影像风格以及氛围营造都是优点，高潮段落的打光与绝佳的摄影。怪物本身设计也不错，带有很明显的克鲁苏风格，想起了那部类似的《黑森灵》，这个远古邪神的故事本来应该能更好的
谁说这是闪灵续集？完全不挨边，除了景色好看，这是一部非常平庸的全是被讽刺好几遍的桥段穿起来的一部烂片
环境很西欧很冷艳，最喜欢冷色调下的惊悚。可惜怪物匆匆现身，草草收场。
主角光环，智商下线，怪物实力缩水，恐怖片几大常见槽点都在这片子里提现的明明白白。
真没那么差啊，我觉得还不错，能给个三星半其实
怪物还是体现的太少，女主后面和温迪戈对打感觉玩血源一样
摄影还可以，但台词写的很一般。美国恐怖片对女人的刻板印象什么时候能改改哦
一直没搞清楚怪物到底是啥，但杀人手段挺恶心的
算得上史上最不恐怖的恐怖片之一了，看完甚至觉得有点幼稚
氛围营造的很好。孩子和怪物也很好。所有的隐喻都用开篇的旁边和字幕表达了。看到最后脑海里反复出现的是“幽灵公主”诶——可以再去看一遍了。
【2.5】各方面都太过时，核心的怪兽设计于我而言也无法满意。
是真垃啊。全程尿点，到了电影高潮的时间段了还是无聊的很，越看越困，少数能看困的恐怖电影。灯光还特别刺眼，把人闪瞎了都，真不明白拍摄的人脑子是什么做的，对着警车灯光一直拍。全程怪物都看不清啥样，有怪物的时候灯光也是偶尔闪一下偶尔闪一下，手法的真的低级，一⭐说实话都不想给
男孩一家本来就是食人魔?那触发变身的原因呢？
看前面基本就猜到是“温迪哥”的传说了，对影调和氛围的把控相当沉浸，怪物身上撇去了原传说里单纯的细长身影更添了一丝邪教图腾意味。既然故事也明点了本是警示意味的传说，可是小男孩和父亲之间的难以割舍除了看出男孩全片演技最棒外没别的，姐弟之间的情感缝合也没有，故事的意味感没有随着女主看出小男孩照射自己身上的童年不幸来通过高潮形成一个完整闭环，试听上是唯一享受了
食草动物也可以很惊悚，故事比较套路化，怪物的设计比剧情精彩
比较套路的恐怖剧，浪费了怪物，只出场了几分钟。
制毒老爹惹火恶魔被鹿魔附身喝血吃肉。小男主家破人亡老爸弟弟全部被鹿魔盯上。最后女主把已经变身的男主弟弟杀死带着男主离开。
第一次看这么弱智的怪物电影，墨迹就墨迹了，怪物跟个女人正面1v1单挑都能被ko。
这看起来就像是在疫情期间找了一堆没事干的演员，拍了一个长达两个小时的即兴表演
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