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.
译名不如叫《鬼爸爸》。USA有两个塞勒姆。俄勒冈州的山林下起雨鬼气森森。
剧情都是套路，没有任何起伏意外，过分单一，就是很平庸的一部惊悚片。
不知道到底想讲什么。
差一口气，以神话传说出发，想要融合家暴元素，但是最后只给出来拼凑。不过全片氛围感极好！破败城市，枯枝树林，迷雾小镇，在镜头里充满了诡谲迷人的味道。其实最后怪兽像面具一样那个特写还挺有震撼力。
制毒贩毒的一家 vs. 被性侵的圣母bitch，知道导演想说堕落的地方被毒品搞的人不是人，但也太磨叽了
全片的色调氛围很好，营造出一个阴冷萧瑟凋敝的美帝小镇环境，这样环境下的恐怖片良品率应该不会低，后头怪物造型也出来了，看着还不错，披着人脸淌着血浆也有那味 ，可一切的铺垫在女主挺着长棍刺透怪物的桥段下毁于一旦，一个小时的酝酿就酱紫结束?这战五渣的怪物是来当吉祥物的吗?太让人无法忍受了，这不是把观众逗着玩吗?怪物寄生和小男孩豢养怪物的过程本可以好好发挥下恐怖的设定，女主的警察哥哥也应该是有故事的人，但却很潦草地一笔带过，语焉不详地就让女主只手屠怪。本片倒是很真实反映了美帝偏僻小镇的真实面貌，没有产业没有发展，当地人除了贩毒吸毒好像没什么可做，这样的恐怖片就是社会的真实写照吧。
氛围营造得不错，叙事结构太差，催眠效果一绝。
造型很棒小男孩演的很好，景色很美，结尾那个海滩看着像温哥华hhhh但是所谓的恶魔也太容易死了吧？？有点下头
Policeman打不过怪物，一个人女性却能把它捅死，真就主角光环呗。
在烂和还行的边缘试探的惊悚片吧……导演和团队有用心去做……奈何这鹿魔的设定对于鹿是七彩神鹿寓意而美好动物，无法代入。女主和男孩对父亲复杂情感这块……也一般吧。很努力的片子，well，勉勉强强。
有些一般了，恐怖氛围也一般，不过怪物造型还不错
潮湿、冷清的小镇氛围营造的很好，剧情很差，且极端反智，例如弟弟受伤，孩子去矿坑了，正常人一定是送弟弟去医院或原地叫救护车，同时请求增援，女主竟然带着弟弟一个人去矿坑了，不怕弟弟失血过多丢命？不怕自己遭遇不测？极其反智！
莫名奇妙的电影，开始的男的怎么被传染的？女主和怪物打斗为什么没被传染，但是女主的哥就被传染了？难不成只传男不传女？？？？前面怪物这么牛，后面和女主打简直任女主杀啊！！！除了有点血腥，其它真是………………
太墨迹了，本来题材还不错，但是没用的剧情也太多了……
怪物没出现的时候，还挺有氛围感
第一次看这么弱智的怪物电影，墨迹就墨迹了，怪物跟个女人正面1v1单挑都能被ko。
其实4/1晚上就看了，那天浦西封控第一天……这个电影对于我们莫名应景，虽然傻乎乎的，但真的符合我当下的心境……
阴冷破败的小镇氛围塑造的很好，可惜最后有点泄气
很平淡的一部恐怖片，鹿角怪的设计本身挺不错的，但是结局也太潦草吧，这个怪战斗力不太行啊女主一个人就能把它手撕了……要说亮点的话，小男孩的表现确实可圈可点
这部剧想要表达的东西还挺多的但是没有很好的表现出来。一样的恐怖片缺点就是太老套了。
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