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.
要我说男的咋都渣呢，男主就是活生生的例子，人家帮你把前女友追回来了二话不说就把女主给踢了，一副恶心的嘴脸。但是其实找到那个可以互相鼓励去追求自己梦想的人还是很少要珍惜
2022.4.**钻井平台倒塌，女主救男主，搭上男助手性命
动人而不做作
打发时间看得流水线电影，40岁的女主还是很赞。
阿瑟：单身没人权
中规中矩的灾难片，影片的结尾，朋友成全他人的做法太老套，缺乏新意。题材比较少见，而且不可忽视的就是环境问题。主题还是点明了~~
还不错，喜欢这种叙事风格和情节，北欧的剧情就好像其装修一样，演绎一股北欧风，内咧，不过分张扬，冷静，但是我喜欢这样。
I love Pete Davidson hahahaha and that middle school kiddo saying “now you’re my girlfriend” lmao
当人类为了获取能源，在地球上打井，像“瑞士奶酪上的洞”一样时，灾难就像报应，只有技能满格的一家人才能逃生～姐姐会开直升机，弟弟男主能操控得了各种设备，女友更是绝对有勇有谋有体能还有情商～能让平日懦弱的男同事在危机时刻英勇献身。最后的台词是“我们以为自己是石油国家，其实我们是海洋国家”……然后呢？只反思到这层次，换个国家到别的地方钻孔去吗！
男女主都属于乍看普通，越看越好看的类型，除了男主的声音，故事套路但看下去还挺有意思的，最后氧气罩那里很故意但又巧妙。
“有梦想谁都了不起”，这部电影励志，每个人都找到了自己的梦想，接着实现了它们，不管是十年还是两天。包容性的大城市给人更多机会，也让人更能发挥自己的潜能，突破自我。家人、朋友的支持永远是最坚固和可靠的。
相比起好莱坞平时的灾难片，的确少了那种紧张感，灾难镜头和特效和同类型的“deepwater horizon"电影比起来更是相差甚远。故事是很平淡，很“安分守己”地讲故事，没有多余的台词或套路，也没有特地的渲染英雄主义。但当我看到男女主成功逃生打电话给儿子的那刻，我却被感动到了。还有可怜的男同事，到结尾都没有缅怀他的镜头。。。
所有人都在努力救援！智商都在线！同事小哥的牺牲太可惜了……
英雄也可以是女性，她可以意志坚定 拯救爱人 对抗灾难。
上海lockdown的日子里看一部这样的电影，真想感叹，生活如果能像在迪士尼电影中那么美好就好了。
剧情曲折地不得了，没什么尿点，虽然知道结果，但是过程还是很替主人公着急。人类早晚是被自己被糟蹋完了的。
只有亚瑟受伤的世界达成了，本来指望大火场面能再多一点，大一点。
过于写实以至于乏味，没人物，没场面，没剧情，没艺术
女主飞快地走出来了失恋阴影，还遵守了自己搞破坏的承诺，可是男的根本不走心啊/老实讲，在健身房和女主前男友称兄道弟时候，我还以为他是想掰弯对方/男主在脏衣篮里听情侣床上大战看得我脚趾抓地
灾难在哪里，要不是我看完了，真怕错过那几秒灾难场景。
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