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.
PS 片长应该是131分钟吧
有时候，一个选择、一个判断就能影响整个世界！！！
后世史书一般都认为张伯伦是上了希特勒的当，其实也不尽然，正如电影中所说，他也明白对手是个流氓，和流氓打交道就得留一手。至少，《慕尼黑协定》让英国及其盟友们赢得了一年的准备时间。
如果非说张伯伦的决定为英法同盟争取来了一年的时间 我…？ / 双男主好帅 请让我偶遇paul的男演员吧
说不上来哪里不对。一切似乎太过于轻而易举，而结论下得又过于草率。学院风格稳扎稳打确实没错，但好像就缺了那一点让人留恋的催化剂。这个结尾毁在了最后一句字幕上。
英国外交官不回家的原因找到了 心系德牧 （荞麦和三姐别搭了演完母子演夫妻这俩人真没啥cp感） 无论如何做出过努力而不是在等死，总会有希望，而不抱希望会更好。车内道别一场，美人流泪心痛！
后世史书一般都认为张伯伦是上了希特勒的当，其实也不尽然，正如电影中所说，他也明白对手是个流氓，和流氓打交道就得留一手。至少，《慕尼黑协定》让英国及其盟友们赢得了一年的准备时间。
我至今仍然记得初中历史课本里猛烈地抨击张伯伦，以至于一提到绥靖两个字，我首先想到的就是他挥舞着那张纸的样子，仿佛他才是那个反派。电影的结尾说张伯伦的做法让盟国有了充足的准备赢得战争，其实如何评价张伯伦，这个问题的答案并不重要，重要的是要有自己的思考，以及多角度看问题的意识。
明知道结局却还是对小人物抱着一丝注定落空的希望。
“We don‘t choose the times we live in. The only choice we have is how we respond. Hoping is waiting for someone else to do it.” 劇中這個德國年輕人，👍
影片想要达到的年轻意气被消解的无助迷茫氛围做得并不太好，只能算比较平庸的片子，只有几位主演的美貌较为突出
感觉精髓是片尾阴天下被攥在手里的纸，真的很脆弱
1938年在捷克没有出席的情况下就把苏台德划给了德国，2022俄罗斯美国欧盟在讨论乌克兰的领土问题。硬要给张伯伦妥协找借口，其实马克龙对英国的评价一针见血“英国从来就是个墙头草”。剧情一开始就很抓人，每个人都有自己的立场和观点，执政党反对党军方间谍错综复杂，演员非常棒。
通过两个小人物的角度展现慕尼黑协议签订前后英德双方的立场态度，可以作为一定的历史背景补充，有一定的剧作张力，但是不太满意最后电影对张伯伦谋略的反转刻画，就算不太了解历史的我都会觉得突兀和前后矛盾，就会对主创是否能正视历史产生疑问。
We don't choose the times we live in. The only choice we have is how we respond.
为张伯伦正名，慕尼黑协议被解释成为牺牲个人名誉换取备战时间的战略决定
很有英国味和凝重感的历史剧，尤其是张伯伦演得非常好。丘吉尔在回忆录里由衷地赞扬张伯伦是个仁慈古典派头的绅士，虽然他的努力只是延缓了一年战争。
因为知道史实，这种心理预期加成了悬疑气氛（主要是为主人公们担心）。关于张伯伦，我知道常见的说法太武断太嘴炮（“绥靖就是软弱”），但是这个为了英国战胜而争取时间的结论，恐怕得考证一下（How much did they really know at the time?）两个主角演得不坏，简直是那个年代英德贵族某种“典型”的性格。在无耻混蛋里的盖世太保角色太深入人心，August Diehl 每次出现我都心惊肉跳……（这回的确是个类似的角色）
有时候，一个选择、一个判断就能影响整个世界！！！
阻止不了,但是,,历史中的人物还是在挣扎.
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