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.
印度电影受英雄史观影响太大了，两个主角靠冷兵器歼灭了一支装备精良的英军。两个人叠罗汉从数十米高的塔楼一跃而下平稳落地，主角徒手截停高速驰行的摩托车，还单手举起来了摩托，个人英雄主义色彩浓厚，三小时时长配有印度电影独有的尬舞
神剧雷剧也能拍出格局 友情爱情亲情有 卧薪尝胆舍生取义有 男主受刑后百姓不愚昧受到鼓舞 反抗压迫英勇战斗 故事线完整 值得四星
这一言难尽的剧情，估计只有YD人才会看得热血澎湃
有些特效还不错，音乐可以，能感觉出印度人民的那种民族自豪感，就是有点夸张，有点神，感觉再给编剧两个小时时长，这片可以拍到印度占领伦敦。。。
印度电影创作的理念基于“要能挑动每一个即使是最偏远乡下目不识丁农民的情绪”……只要自己不尴尬，尴尬的就是别人
剧情硬伤太多，不过确实好看也好玩，只是结尾太尬了必须扣分，前面说了半天要获得武器，结果一拿弓箭瞬间化身罗摩，开启神话模式，而且居然开开心心回家跳舞了，更不要说印度民族英雄英国傻白甜了，这样要能摆脱英国真是纯粹靠运气
大场面，这不光是民族英雄，这还是超级英雄，三哥导演的脑洞我佩服的五体投地，被鞭笞也要放声歌唱，被打断腿也要迎体向上，太励志了，分两次看完，还是非常欢乐的，哈哈哈
It's time to rewatch Paddington 2. P.S. 海报和Everything Everywhere All at Once的风格还有点相似
他们俩真是…我哭死…
整齐有力的舞蹈秒杀男团，总督府打斗炫酷吊炸天，受鞭刑时唱歌装逼界天花板，一周一顿腿都打残了还要坚持引体向上直接把天花板捅穿了，驮肩上越狱谁见过？？？你俩夺笋啊让别的装逼片还咋拍哦。。。我本来是冲甘古来的，可惜戏份好少还TM被鬼子踢了一脚。电影观感很爽很燃很快乐，就是太长太长了。。。
基情满满哈哈哈哈哈。虽然十分夸张但是拍的很有趣，舞的场面，两个男主跳的很好，打斗场面一开始就不讲逻辑，后面就是打的很好，逻辑是什么不重要。重要的是我们的兄弟情和理想。
可以对标几年前的“灾难艺术家”。原本三流的特工犯罪剧本，因尼古拉斯·凯奇饰演尼古拉斯·凯奇，而生出化腐朽为神奇的喜剧效果。从分裂出的自恋人格，到惯性调侃自己的电影，我们知道他演了很多烂片，他知道我们知道他演了很多烂片，最好笑的是导演假装不知道...
还是觉得《巴霍利王》最好看，因为满足了女性的幻想～
虽然比姆逃亡路上遇到拉朱的未婚妻太巧合，越狱那段略夸张，但是还是很感人很好看，两人人都为了自己坚持的目标而奋斗，挺像神奇的动物邓布利多和格林德沃的对决，不过还好两人误会消弭。
在仅能容一个人的地牢里，兄弟腿都断了还在做引体向上健身，我真的是佩服地乐了。是我喜欢的印度风格。
印度的抗英神剧，在应该发动群众、武装斗争的时候，两男主结成了统一战线，罗摩转世用弓箭解决了主要矛盾，而之前卧底期间下手太重，必将在日后的文蛤中受到清算。顺便问问，给战狼2打一星的为啥给这片4-5星，打脸英帝吗，#这不MBGA#。。。跳舞是真舞，动武是假武，是谓印度片。。。
以一敌百，徒手打老虎，
这种直白的表达风俗
天呐，惊雷滚滚，嘴巴就没合上过，
印度咖喱原味唱跳 太给力了 无歌舞不印度 ，印度战虎在线开挂大战带英殖民者 射手雷 这创意不错。 从头到尾都在开挂又如何，看得爽就完了！成本和票房都很高啊。
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