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.
伊桑霍克是很擅长表现情绪的，演员本身的素质高，面部表情丰富，在本剧中饰演的角色却被绑定了面具这个元素，这方面的优势无法发挥属实遗憾，甚至有些不明所以，请了如此擅长刻画忧郁气质的演员，最后却要符号化他的角色，真好比是拿上等的伊比利亚火腿火腿做了道腌笃鲜，算不上浪费，但多少令人惋惜。本片融合了传统的美式悬疑和恐怖片元素，可以说是电影工业尝试新品类的一个实验，成果并不理想。出现了少数族裔角色甚至语言，却没有就这一主题进行任何展开讨论，更不由得令人怀疑其背后是政治正确。
反杀那一段还是挺爽的，可怜的Ethan Hawke，全程遮着脸，一露脸就死了。妹妹很暖也很酷。
Surprisingly Good 小男孩没有犯蠢 只是不懂伊桑霍克为什么要接这个戏 戏份少就算了 还不露脸 只露肚皮🙄
有点险恶的影子，但相比之下还是差了，拍的有点商业化。其实故事我很喜欢，总觉得剧情可以拓展更多（不过可能因为涉及儿童谋杀不好拍出来），而不是用一惊一乍的音乐来吓人，还有就是Ethan扮演的变态到底为什么要绑架谋杀小男孩啊，童年阴影之类的，到最后什么背景都没交代就被反杀了…btw最后主角反杀的时候我旁边一黑哥在那叫好：“Yeah! Right! Hit that motherfucker!” 笑死我了
虽然无脑 但很爽 男主很酷 里面每个人都很酷 超级冷色调
在看了那么多烂片之后，终于有一部可以看看的恐怖片了。小孩子们记住了，大人们是不需要你们帮忙的，路上碰到怪人，离远点。真有困难，大人会让你去找大人来帮忙，而不是让你帮忙。
Good child performances and very cathartic ending
剧情平平
结局有点出乎意料，让脑洞大开的我略诧异，男主难道不是应该死在了另外一个平行时空里才更有意思吗？😂
杀手是伊桑霍克啊。。。凶手没什么存在感，最后芬尼跑出来也没有那种如释重负的感觉
打了一小时电话。
反抗patriarchy的设计值得表扬。惊吓手法还是最老的那一套，非常boring。
又上当了，不是恐怖片是青少年励志片。虽然是r级，但不知道观众里为什么混进了青少年，散场以后在场外摩拳擦掌，作为青少年励志片挺燃的。伊桑霍克戏份少得可怜是没想到的。
男主的颜，我简直享受至极！细长眸卷发薄唇高挺鼻梁，微微皱起的眉头～就差一副眼镜了！难得这么符合我审美的男性出现～很享受！不知道他爱不爱机车摇滚和白万，还有野格与白洲……
通灵的电话以及妹妹的梦境都没有怎么解释。男主自救属于是前人铺路？
黑色电话的小巧思还不错，但是Ethan忧郁的眼神真不适合惊悚片，Jeremy打了一手好酱油，加上一些剧情的BUG，节奏的拖沓，妥妥1.2倍速电影。（详见我主页日志《1.2、2、3 & 1-》）
超自然能力互换的小丑回魂，你不是一个人在战斗版的房间，反客为主版的小鬼当家。有些设定虎头蛇尾，面具是多重人格的切换键吗？看着像，也没说。有两个jumpscare吓人，其他也算紧张，搞得我睡前看着看着就熬夜了。破除恐童魔咒的方法是，找一些长得好点的熊孩子来演🙃结尾还挺励志挺感人，三星半
强设定➕弱节奏，让故事有点飘忽，还有看起来似乎没什么必要的亲子关系设定，以及结尾的各种突变，比如Fenn的战斗力，Grabber的心态，父亲的忏悔等等。
近期看过最好看的惊悚片。有几个镜头吓得我尖叫了一下。。。小男孩可塑性还挺强，杀人后回学校眼神都不一样了。还有导演如果好好去拍奇异博士2，估计不至于那么难看吧哈哈哈
剧情整体比较简陋，两兄妹的细节铺垫还不错，妹妹的表演挺好。
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