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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.

上世纪初，猖獗的香港海盗屡屡劫持商船，考虑到各国商家的投资信心会因此减少，继尔香港国际贸易中心的地位可能会不保，当局改编水师，成立了一支特警小队负责海上治安。队长马如龙（成龙）执行公务时遭人陷害，愤而辞职。海盗头目罗三炮（狄威）抓走官兵家眷做人质，当局决定利用内线周永龄从中调停。因为早知周永龄与海盗勾结，马如龙自告奋勇拯救人质，他重组水师，制定了A计划，期望通过与上司洪天赐（元彪）及好兄弟卓一飞（洪金宝）作里应外合，将海盗一网打尽。

自恋敏感又才华横溢的歌手王子（Prince 饰）在享誉盛名的“第一街”舞台上光彩照人，然而最近他的事业出现了停滞：竞争对手“时代”乐队咄咄逼人；家暴的父亲令家中的气氛凝固；他的乐队也出现了不团结；而第一街经理莫里斯对王子的表现日益不满，考虑为这个送出了众多明星的舞台寻找更有魅力的歌手。追寻音乐梦想的少女罗尼亚（Apollonia Kotero 饰）邂逅王子，很快与其陷入恋情，另一方面，王子始终拒绝演唱乐队合作伙伴为他创作的歌曲，这让两位同队姑娘苦恼不已。面临事业的困境和父亲的死亡，王子选择用音乐冲破内心的桎梏……本片是音乐鬼才Prince‘王子’的自传式剧情片。

这是一个中国山区普通农民的故事。在四川省宣汉县境内，有一个名叫樊哙的地方，流经樊哙的一条河叫“前河”，前河的上游叫“百里峡”。百里峡一带，不通公路，没有电，唯一的交通工具就是船。山民们用船载出山货，拉进生活物资。如今一条公路正通往封闭的山区，船工的水上生活将随着公路运输的开通而结束，船工们面临着新的选择。