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.
难得的题材，出色的表演，让普通的体育励志片有了更大的看点。尽管只是一略而过地提及运动员面临的伤痛、荣誉、退役、训练、生活等困难，但是也能让人去了解和重视。影片有很多的情感高潮点，但是铺排节奏失当，情绪无法层层累积，在结尾的第四次北京奥运上推到顶峰，如果能更好地利用励志片的节奏和叙事节奏，观感应该会更好。
想到了《岁月神偷》+《奇迹男孩》，生活实苦，但坚持就很伟大。美中不足的是故事结构有所欠缺，很多情节似乎只是为了推动情绪而没有了下文，比如和小儿子的争吵与矛盾如何化解、经纪人接广告的处理、跑步和谋生之间的权衡、未得到心仪女孩儿的后续等等都没有交代，虽无关乎主线，但问题抛出来了却又没个回应，显得整体故事结构不够完整。
其实是神奇小子的神奇妈妈。少年时代的演员演的最好。
运动员获得冠军本就不容易，更何况是残疾人获得金牌，影片很励志，很有温度的一部作品，少年和成年苏烨伟的扮演者表现很加分，很有代入感。
记得吴君如说过，希望自己再拿一次金像奖。个人觉得，这部电影够呛，但获得个金像奖影后提名，应该问题不大。加油！
为母则刚，很励志，很感动，演员都演的很生动，表情，眼神都很到位。。揭露了运动员退役的现状，也拍到了残疾运动员的不易，走得慢不要紧，我跑得快，我起步是慢，但这就像我的命一样，我就是要从后面追上去
只能证明，社会对残障人士的待遇的确很不同，普通人也的确无法感知这种痛苦，光辉笼罩过一瞬，终会散去，留下的只有家人的爱
剧本略欠，全片少年阿伟演得最好。u1s1也就是HK奥运金牌实属难得，在大陆不要说残奥，奥运冠军又有几个能接到独立成员广告，得到全民关注度呢～影片里广告中介说得话最是实在了～
电影本身不算优秀（当然这类题材也很难拍），但残障和母爱这两个主题却打开了我的泪点，尤其是吴君如的几出戏一下子就飙泪了。母亲的角色很难演，但吴君如真的是拿捏的尤其到位。期待金像奖提影后了。望着妈妈，set，go~
吴君如的母亲形象yyds，必须是原音才更能体会其中的情感。
开头几乎是立马就开始流泪 但到后面略显疲软了 吴君如演妈妈演的太传神了 眼神属实细腻 贡献了好多泪点 全片的竞技色彩没有很浓厚 更多的是刻画社会现状以及运动员的穷途末路 有些悲凉 收尾没有把价值输出推上高度 还是不太到位的 但很有意义 值得去电影院观看
港片总多了一份细腻，这种以为是主旋律电影，却能让人有一种细腻的感觉。
刘德华可惜没能客串一下
我不喜欢一直渲染感动气氛的电影，但香港确实有不少踏踏实实的好演员。
B 国语看的真是别扭，一度想离场…根据真人真事改编，这是很好的外在条件。电影讨论了残疾运动员处境，从顺境到逆境，生活终归平淡。剧情过于煽情，叙事平淡无奇，一部较为工整的作品。潮起又潮落，连运动员都要面对，更何况是普通人的你呢。
难得的题材，出色的表演，让普通的体育励志片有了更大的看点。尽管只是一略而过地提及运动员面临的伤痛、荣誉、退役、训练、生活等困难，但是也能让人去了解和重视。影片有很多的情感高潮点，但是铺排节奏失当，情绪无法层层累积，在结尾的第四次北京奥运上推到顶峰，如果能更好地利用励志片的节奏和叙事节奏，观感应该会更好。
看的普通话版本有点尴尬，但是最后一幕真的有点泪目了
开场十分钟就起配乐煽情可以理解但没必要，比起这些感人肺腑的催泪戏码，躲在背后带着目的性的表达才更加微妙。故事最后落在08奥运，那时正处于国际关系的甜蜜期，在这样的节点去对准香港个体的迷茫与回归，这是其一。电影另一次涉及内地是整出戏一开始妈妈带着儿子在广州看病，而后便时过境迁举家转至香港，还原那个年代的背景可能又会是新的解读。
人在只专注一件事情的时候就能特别地鼓舞人。苏桦伟专注跑步，而苏妈妈只专注着他。这让我想起了《斗士》，每一个拼尽生命去奋斗的运动员身后都有一个默默支持着他的人，但相比起来，苏妈妈的母爱显得更为纯粹。香港拍起这样的人物传记，叙事还是很完整，吴君如大概能再凭此片拿个影后，年近60的吴君如演起这种角色游刃有余，而她略带喜剧风格的表演更让人心疼。
体育励志的人生，残疾人士的奋斗拼搏！改编真人真事，残奥会金牌获得者苏桦伟！“运动员一时的辉煌不代表永恒！”很真实啊！吴君如不搞笑还真有点不习惯！
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