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.
重聚是为了证明，这17年总有一些东西是不会变的，甚至随着时间的发酵，那种亲密感有增无减。“当我看到他们任何一个人时，就意味着，对不起，今晚我不会再和其他人说话了。”F·R·I·E·N·D·S 每个人都是彩色的一点。
与其抱怨是贩卖情怀，我愿称之为最强售后。虽然有限时长内安排还是太仓促赶场子明显，但不够完美的特别篇或许证明了正片结局的圆满。
特别喜欢菲比对于问题“有没有想过再拍个电影版”的回答，结局已经够完美了，如果再拍就必定要打乱这些完美，不忍心。
It’s so beautiful I’m not gonna let James Corden ruin it.
Cuz we'll be there for each other. ❤️
唉，人总是要成长的。想来真嗣和源堂其实是一样人，只不过儿子比父亲更早打开心扉成长起来，想起来还是儿子救赎了父亲。看完觉得最后明日香的结局其实挺好的，明日香更需要一个普通的成年人，剑介也更配得上明日香。回头看来，懦弱的白痴真嗣竟是所有人的解药。再见啦，所有的EVA。
不管这是不是为HBO MAX的营销活动，曾经的剧和曾经的人我相信都是真的：真的有趣，真的感动，真的诚挚，真的互爱。詹妮弗和大卫那段互相have crush，以及发乎情止乎礼，让剧集更增添了几分魅力，让我们更多了几分唏嘘：人生如戏，戏如人生！没想到变化最小的是柯特妮，最大的则是马修；与角色差别最大的应该是丽莎！Friends永远是我最喜爱的美剧，跟我当年认识科幻诸友的日子一样梦幻和美丽。
二十五年长梦醉，
想起第一次和室友去上海的Central Perk咖啡馆 用店里的吉他弹唱Smelly Cat 还认识了老板Gunther和一群同样喜爱老友记的朋友们；
就像我在朋友圈写的，明日香同样的故事，让我想起另一个名字里有香的女主:东京爱情故事里的赤名莉香
太长了，这是宅男补完计划吧。全世界都给碇真嗣当妈系列。最喜欢葛城的台词：儿子能对父亲做的，要么拍拍他的肩膀，要么杀了他。加持的原话。
第一次完整的看EVA是在高中的某个夜晚，十几年过去了，新EVA已经完完全全变成了一部陌生的作品，但观众又何尝没有改变呢。さよなら、全てのエヴァンゲリオン
尤其心疼钱同学
人物故事线烂得一比，骗沙雕的把戏。
情怀拉满，十五年后再聚首。正如编剧说的，这是一个在你生命阶段中「朋友就是你的家人」的故事，而当有了家庭，这个阶段也就结束了。听上去美丽又伤感，珍惜朋友啊！！！
就这？卖情怀也卖得清汤寡水毫无营养（华纳早日倒闭）
越长大，life sucks的一面就越是暴露无遗。能让人在摸爬滚打之余还相信you're gonna love it，那就是Friends的力量了啊。Grateful that someone was there for you. From now on, you can be that someone too.
Creat a space with laugh and happy.
我的chan chan man都没说两句话？？？Mathew Perry真的看起来好伤感
没能找到当初看真心为你的那种感觉了。庵野秀明努力让真嗣长大，也尝试去拯救所有人，他也许太过真诚了，让所有的角色主动放下心之壁，丢弃了一种力场，为了完成了最后的补完。
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