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.
能感受到小荷尔蒙 高中游戏的很棒 一语双关不仅在形式上、情节上，也在人物关系上，这点很棒，可是还是太戏剧性，不够真实。
空脑小甜剧～watch you sleep那里真的甜到我了，想到了前cp（什么！）sasia，喜欢一些双向暗恋。喜欢满嘴跑火车的妈妈声音好甜腻，像放了致死量糖的甜甜圈，又想到了朱利安摩尔。副cp也好可爱！有些sm情节真的要笑死。全程：哇果然还是要用美好的高中恋爱来治愈千疮百孔的心捏（手舞足蹈
从诗音被抓走之后剧情就开始不对劲了，前半部分配角的感情戏表现得甚至超过主角了
正常的美国校园恋爱片 还行 只是这种真的也拍烂了 异性到同性还能整两年 好在没涉及到社会认同那些的 所以四星 另外建议女主让剧终发型半永久 很适合她
故事环境对酷儿友好到不真实。
和《真心半解》之间差了十个《爱意，绽放》吧。
Maybe she's just gabby for me. I wish.😢
花了呼哨的看着闹心，欣赏不来这种表现方式。姬就姬呗，老不停的叫嚣，挺闹心的。
太难看了，哪怕是我最爱的lesbian题材也还是难看
明快的色彩看得人心情都好起来了
没有撕逼，没有雌竞，友情真挚，含同量高，还要什么自行车。女主好像阿朵。。。
校长、小情侣、占星女、教练、妈妈……这些配角都好可爱啊
女主太可爱了！！！其他演员的表演都有些用力过猛，有点子尬、、、女主的新crush长得太像我一个师弟了，我全程跳戏。青春爱情片还是要找点俊男美女演看着才有意思。剧情很一般。。。
和当年的青春片已经不是一个套路了。可爱又温暖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖
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
本男同看到最后热泪盈眶 好甜好有趣！！剧情像德芙般丝滑 所有梗都能让我捧腹大笑 太喜欢了 有机会二刷
轻松 情愫 青春
Shame doesn't live in this house.
老套经典的爱情童话，只不过是发生在了几个女孩子之间。最喜欢的点是本片的几位女主都不是典型的白幼瘦审美，很像是日常生活中的普通女孩，好让人羡慕，各种意义上。
看之前：拜托上帝赐予我一些lesbian无脑小甜饼吧。看之后：OKfine，是我叶公好龙了。
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