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.
小朋友们演的还不错，懂heavy metal的会有各种OG致敬，不懂的当知识扫盲，也许也会爱上。
挺喜欢那个小女主的啊。。。很有初恋的感觉。结尾这样断腿也太残忍了吧。。。然后拉大提琴真的可以rock的吗？
总体来说剧情一般，但是还是蛮爽的！
真实事件的升华版，种族歧视，压迫与反压迫，自由代表了尊严，也代表一切。剧情很煽情，拍摄的很有年代感。
重金属外衣下的青春碰撞，不算音乐片，当作青春片来看还是不错的，友情爱情，果然玩金属的还是内心细腻的腼腆人，整体还不错，会玩乐器真的好酷！
小成本 讲述一个异乎寻常的神奇罪案 开端貌似两个倒霉蛋的逃亡 到最后谁是正方 谁是反派 导演讲述南非当年的社会 也许电影要讲的东西更多
另：女主像是女版的james，就是去他nia的世界里的男主。
我简直爱死校园音乐电影了，更别提主角团看着都那么顺眼，结尾的表演也很炸。ps:艾西斯有点暴躁病娇的范让我看到了海伦娜的影子。
典型的美式青春，不讨喜之中大提琴融合的金属乐却又有点酷。
很棒的音乐，猜到了女主最后的出现，但是没猜到女主居然这么有料，这么炫酷！
故事还是美式校园青春片的老套路，但光是片中的经典金属乐和一个接一个金属元素就很令人兴奋了。主创团队强大，包括权游编剧D.B. Weiss（还亲自参与主题曲的作词）和音乐总监RATM的Tom Morello，还不要忽略原声音乐制作Ramin Djawadi，“War Pigs”大提琴版很容易联想起他在西部世界里贡献的令人难忘的“Wicked Games”。Kirk Hammet, Scoot Ian, Rob Halford和Tom Morello客串出镜也很惊喜，男主长得好像Soony Moore(Skrillex)啊，尤其是剃掉半边头的发型。
还好剧情不太尬。但是感觉青春题材看不进去了
虽然我是真的欣赏不了重金属音乐。但是看下来也无压力。男孩和女孩在床边接吻，女孩回手勾男孩胳膊那，突然就击中了老人家的少女心…
小朋友们演的还不错，懂heavy metal的会有各种OG致敬，不懂的当知识扫盲，也许也会爱上。
倒是蛮下饭的，就是套了个金属音乐的壳，讲了个经典边缘人携手绝地反击的青春校园故事 ，没有什么太过深刻的内容，就觉得长发男真的好可爱🥺
司法部长的女儿克莉丝汀被狙击手击毙，这样的改编有意义吗？有根据吗？
金属？普通的青春校园片吧，建议改成朋克哈哈哈哈哈哈
摇滚夏令营，歌舞青春等青春&音乐的电影，其内容和话题也不仅仅局限于富家金发白人女二，棕发贫穷女一，帅气队长男一（二女争一男）的公式剧情中
虽然都是重金属题材，但是比起《重金属囧途》真是差太多。
PS 小男主有点像观者预期Harry Potter 长大的样子(*￣︶￣)
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