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.
这是真实事件改编吗？前半段真的太绝望了，钱德鲁正义之光。
为啥少一颗星呢，紧张程度还是少一些。全靠剧情支撑。印度黑暗，一点点再改变，希望我们也是。
对于印度底层民众，这部片子在十年、二十年、甚至百年后仍会有影响力。
很工整的片，以至于想要更多反转，可惜没有。法庭和监狱穿插的节奏还是很带感的，只是作文命题太明显，新意欠缺，唯一印象深刻的可能就是自由的上街游行吧。
但在人心里剔除阶层歧视还有漫漫长路。
五颗星给题材和原型，忽略主角光环和歌舞外挂。
为了正义，哪怕天崩地裂，影片正是一个根据真实故事改编的关于追寻正义的故事。人权律师钱德鲁为无端受冤的低种族部落家庭伸张正义、抵抗黑暗，最终通过法律的武器赢得胜利，恢复正义。
好人，坏人和法官都过于符号化，但至少这样的题材人家敢拍
“我相信事实。” The Lawyer.
第一次觉得 英雄式的运镜和人物展现 是麻痹现实暴政和痛苦的麻药
生如蝼蚁，命如草芥。
很印度，也很真实，人物如果还能丰满些就好了
法院作出的不仅是判决，还是希望。看的版本翻译太差，整体节奏稍慢。
作为一部类型片，有些地方的处理实在太目的话了，几乎是一点美感都没有，好直白。但作为电影，镜头内的美术设计、镜头语言都是看着很舒服的。而接近三个小时的电影，节奏也一直在线，张弛有度。歌舞环节，音乐还是最好的背景，取代舞蹈的是镜头内的自然风光和人物状态，电影的连贯性在这一点上做得很普世化。
“没有追求的生活能存在吗？”
即便在最黑暗的背景下，我们也能发现人性的光芒。种姓制度是印度历史最黑暗的一部分，直到今天也仍旧在影响整个国家。Rajakannu案是一场对种姓制度的战斗，这样的战斗告诉人们：人生而平等、法律面前人人平等在任何国家面前都不该只是一个口号，而如何才能将其实现呢，只有不断地战斗。
这种电影，它在宣扬最本真的善恶，它未必能打动更多的人，但它必须得有普世的意图在，这一点上这部电影做得足够优秀。而也唯有如此，世界才会让人有在进步的感觉在，哪怕是幻觉也好。
种姓制度、低等部落，当一个群体被制度化的排斥于社会之外的时候，没有任何司法能解救。
穿过层层乌云，终究看见一丝希望の曙光杰伊·比姆，值得被永远铭记的一个名字！
谁能想到这是真实发生且还在发生的事情呢？PS剧情过于冗长，看了一大半也大概猜到结局便匆匆睡去。
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