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.
不明白评分为什么这么低。有时候看电影并不是要看什么大场景。静静的看一个理想故事不好吗？
剧情异常简单，廖启智最后一部作品，感觉像是电影版的《律政强人》，但他的戏份远远不够。方中信则无论如何给我一种“张强”的感觉(他着西装实在太型)，但剧中寻回自己初心的前段非常突兀，有点莫名其妙。
所以影片的主旨是确实有什么凌驾于法律之上，比如财富。被害人的父亲如果不是大亨，真凶就能逍遥法外？
谭耀文还不错。
二、英美的选举政治挺坑广大人民群众的。地产商和政党政客勾结赚得盆满钵满，炒卖房产，让老百姓住棺材房，其心可诛，这部影片也讽刺了李嘉诚为代表的香港地产商。
可总是有些时候回头一看或者某个身边的初生牛犊刺激让你又深深思考。
-整体不错 但是故事经不起推敲
整体还算不错的故事，至少几个名演员的演技都很到位。方中信，曾江，廖启智都很牛！法庭戏不行。香港不讲证据只讲证词了吗？都什么鬼。搜证全是证人证词，证据拉锯推拉全都没有。剧本还是不过关啊。推倒高墙靠的是内部返水，有权和有钱的矛盾激化闹掰……精英阶层伪造证据伸张正义被处罚……底层平民只能被动拯救……哎，太丢人了
2021.10.08 边画画边看完，纪念廖叔
方中信扮演的雷有辉律师，人性上面的转变缺乏实际的说服力；而爱民党两父子的倒台，从某些方面来说，更像是“金钱”的胜利而非正义的胜利，所以，这也是编剧的失败。
名律师正义觉醒之挑战政商勾结杀人案。整体氛围还可以，但是细节有点经不起推敲呢。
不及格是因为全部都是老演员，骆应钧都快70岁的人了，还演没退休的检控官吗？新演员没有令人记忆的演出，这样下去香港电影真的是没有任何希望了。
全片灌输了资本主义的缺陷：有钱能使鬼推磨。
就这么一个平平无奇的剧本，看的时候我都在想，不会就这么完了吧，就没有小高潮，小反转？结果直到最后，嗯，就是这。有老戏骨，三星吧
轻车熟路的香港法庭片。法律，对于一些人是生意，对于一些人是信仰。
有钱人，一个娃是万万不够的，一旦死了，钱都白瞎了。智叔到底还有多少戏没有播？只要有你，自带加一星。
片子逻辑牵强，实现正义的手段也值得商榷，多给一星是给各位香港男星对自己的要求和身材管理，每出现一位，我都在想，哇……，他多大年纪了哦~，身材和状态还这么好~~
曾江就是老狐狸。
比较真实，方中信的演技靠得住！ 律师绝对不是只有一腔正义就行的职业，牢记初心，有手段有谋略才行。最后一段老套路，略显得做作。雷也是确定了郭一定会为女儿豁出去才能成功。
剧情是有漏洞，结尾所传递的正能量或许对于现实社会很假，不过我也有孩子，也怕她长大以后面对一个没有公义的世界，因此也希望能有些微改变。
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