可曾記得十五歲的年輕滋味嗎在這部輕鬆迷人的喜劇片中請隨著三名俄亥俄州的青少年一同再次體驗由青澀朦懂跌跌撞撞邁向成熟穩重的酸甜苦辣聰慧可人的娜塔莉珍妮佛康納利飾身為人母血鑽石為了「精神契合的伴侶」而放棄自己的童真見一個愛一個的小花痴寶莉瑪蒂寇曼飾求婚腦震盪我的手槍會轉彎幻想著自己成為美國總統而個性叛逆的傑夫拜隆覃姆斯飾則因與繼父不合忙著離家出走他們正如你我一般在成長中經歷了各種喜悅與痛苦從而認識了生命學習到愛的意義
Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley#39;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 eg, 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 quot;I#39;m a mechanicquot;, 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 quot;You need a woman not a girlquot; is hilarious real But Hartley can#39;t leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue overandover becomes frustratingly quot;artyquot; and annoying until again it becomes hilarious What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film like kids in a perpetual quot;am notquot;/quot;are tooquot; argument Hartley#39;s weaves all of a small neighborhood#39;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 quot;unbelievable truthquot; 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
两个服役期间认识的男人结成深厚的友情退伍后一个娶了漂亮的老婆在餐厅里当三流水平却也努力向上的厨师他在对其总是板起严厉苛求脸孔的妻子面前总是装做一幅忠诚维诺的样子内心充满了叛逆的因子而另一个则成为外币买卖界人气日上前途无量的黄金王老五表面风光无限实则内心暴躁脆弱我朋友和妻子两男一女组成的男男男女和女男等多重复杂的关系如杂乱的迷宫世界不全是纯粹的同志爱情也非真正的婚外遇连最后的杀人放火的悲剧都不仅仅是发泄心中仇怨那么简单无心引发的三角拉致关系渐渐走近崩溃毁灭的边缘人性的丑陋和阴暗面显露出原本的模样张牙舞爪地考验着每个人的抵抗能力
爱丽丝尤拉西纳·拉尔迪 Ursina Lardi 饰和丈夫弗兰克多米尼克·杨恩 Dominique Jann 饰一起生活已经十八年之久了爱丽丝本以为她一定是这个世界上最了解弗兰克的那个人但事实却狠狠的给了她一个耳光让她开始意识到自己或许对枕边的这个朝夕相处的男人一无所知 种种迹象表面弗兰克的心思已经不在自己的家庭里了而是转移到了一个名叫帕布洛安东尼奥·布尔 Antonio Buíl 饰的男人身上丈夫出轨了出轨的对象竟然还是个男人这对爱丽丝和两人的三个孩子们来说都是巨大的打击随着时间的推移爱丽丝渐渐意识到自己已经再也无法挽回弗兰克对自己的爱了那么她还有什么更好的选择吗
有一个美国黑人魔法协会The American Society of Magical Negroes致力于让白人生活得更舒适因为白人活得不好之后会有坏事发生在我们黑人身上一个年轻男子加入后开始学习用魔法来执行任务让白人开心而有一天他遇上一个女子因此对自己的工作和整个逻辑产生了怀疑……
