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.
轻松的小电影。青春期的crush 真是说来就来，意外又纯纯。
这才几天，一部电影三个名字……爱之彩……心烦意乱……悸动……
我们总会遇到一些能点亮我们生活的人，但最终也会发现，这些人也许只适合让我们仰慕
好可爱啊，一些外国的月亮。年轻的高中生，为了爱情的甜蜜的烦恼。Karen如果当妈，也许就是这样的形象，相比之下两个学生会主席更像女主的父母，笑死
当初看预告的时候就对这片拔高了期待，而且那段爵士➕柔道➕舞蹈也是我整部中最喜欢的！太好听了吧！
世界上怎么会有这么完美的拉拉land😭我的永无岛，我能不能活在这部电影里😭这样的妈妈这样的朋友学校田径赛还有自由的肤色和身材Jesus Christ为什么我不能穿越到这部电影里过一生呢！
美国现在的青春校园片除了LGBTQ就没别的了吗？
虽然有点土有点直白 但是还是女孩儿恋爱好啊！女主古灵精怪非常可爱 aj脸圆圆的笑起来真漂亮！被窝夜聊 牵手肢体接触 是谁懂了！
直接把美高异性恋套到了同性恋身上，但还是挺精彩的
直接把美高异性恋套到了同性恋身上，但还是挺精彩的
还有，咱下次能不搞迪士尼吗
甜甜的爱情小品，校园轻喜剧，观感好适合放松心情看
故事非常新颖，人类与ai互相寻找对方的感人故事，喜欢听歌剧喜欢迪士尼风格的不要错过
Another girls' movie. Really beautiful actresses.
从Heartstopper的les线到这部Crush，没有girl in red的Z世代女铜影视剧是不完整的！
麻了，楼道里开电瓶车给我看笑了，霓虹动漫的科幻能不能走点心
如果把里面所有的角色全部性转，你看这片子熟悉不熟悉。演技不大行，剧情也极其俗套，话说那个男的真不是gay吗？比较无聊的一个片子
4.5。过于20年代哈哈哈哈，能让我在这两天笑出来的电影 我就喜欢
“Falling for you has been the happiest moment of my life”
三星半，对nerd鼓足勇气上台表白的桥段百看不厌。
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