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.
总结起来，案件设置太低幼，黑幽和反转太直白，我们做个角色调整，如果这个笨贼其实是个警察，丢了女儿直捣黄龙的父亲其实只是生病的外卖员，而外卖员其实才是最大的boss，然后将案件改成毒品交易，或者器官交易团伙，会不会可以有更多故事可写，可以有更多反转可演
这个剧本很完美的，草蛇灰线的环环相扣，最后摄像头直播被警察抓扣分的，但是也都明白为了审查吗，但是那个突然认二舅这也太勉强了，直接扣分呀，以及互相打斗那段也是有点扯了，范伟老师演技已经出神入化了，窦骁挺反转的，可惜了要不然可以成为黑马的，三星6分吧！
用一张假钞，买一把假枪，闯入疯狂的世界。7.0
多线性叙事的故事还算完整，但不高级，细节经不起推敲，槽点较多
为了追求所谓喜剧效果简直成了个演着小品的犯罪片，但凡严肃一些认真按个剧本杀故事去拍去表演我都会高看你，真的。
国内电影比较少见的叙事方式，完成度还不错，但是剧本经不住细敲
剧本太工整了，工整到缺乏惊喜，结尾又太突兀，同类型片子太多了有点审美疲劳。话说有次在地铁上看见一个人留着半长的头发，花白的胡子，还戴着眼镜，觉得特像范老师，但是跟平时形象不一样又不敢认。盯着他看了好几眼，他注意到了也对我回以微笑。现在想想，大概是拍这个戏期间的造型吧
很不错，全员演技在线，可惜制作班底还差点意思，四星半吧！
整体就是一部喜剧悬疑类的“剧本杀”故事，带有点“疯狂石头+罗生门”的味道。单一场景，多方人物，盲打误撞，嵌套式剧情，
演员还可以，导演想法也是有的，但确实故事水准就一个短片的成色，强行拖拉成一个长片
刻意为之的黑色喜剧，黑色效果和喜剧效果都很牵强。用心了，但缺乏才华。
但为什么只有女主死了？
不断推倒重来的剧情，不停反转的人物，一个房间内的悬念迭起。虽然有bug，但还是很吸引人的。
差点意思，很青涩的作品，有点太炫技了。故事结构可以，故事的不同部分内容、转折粗糙了些
开始以为是个人性实验小品，看到后面又像个剧本杀，国产这类故事的通病是痕迹过重、巧合太多，都没有摆脱疯狂的石头的影子。
看得出来有用心和努力，但终归了欠了一点火候，最大的问题是让观众全程几乎没有代入感，太生硬和干瘪了
有点惊喜！就在一间格局这么小的房子里，七个人上演了一出多次反转的好戏，每条线都像在看一个新故事，值得鼓励~
编剧使出浑身解数，要是剧情能更疯点就好了。
虽然BUG挺多，但一环又一环的反转，每次都让你意想不到，还挺有趣的。三星电影，因为各位的演技再加一星。
白切黑的确很窦骁，大明白一个。其他的就乏善可陈
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