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.
春节档最爱，韩寒不愧是写书的，台词真的很厉害！我好爱啊啊啊啊啊啊
很讽刺，《四海》的英文名是《Only fools rush in》，可不咋地，确实是只有傻子才看，这到底是要表达什么？嗯？
其实也没那么差，但是想了想真觉得看这种电影真的好浪费时间。各类元素一锅乱炖，灵感段子肆意拼贴，悲欢离合潦草至极。情节驱赶着人物，而不是人物塑就了这个故事，于是刘昊然饰演的男主无论承载了创作者多少岁月慨叹与成长回望，都无法给人留下任何深刻印象。也许观众只能在些许有趣的台词里找共鸣了吧。
不知所云，除了偶尔几句段子还能微微嘴角上扬一下
终于口碑+票房双翻车，不意外，毕竟上一部也是两星的水准。毫无诚意的拼凑作品，超级缝合怪，扯出一个线头又随意丢弃，编剧也是你自己就别怪其他人了。最后，刘浩存你演这种花瓶作品干啥啊，或者说，这才是选角最成功的一个角色吧！
看的中途明白了一个和电影本身无关的道理 所以给了一星
每天都在各处感受到过多的厌女气息 让我开始怀疑自己
Only Fools Rush in，这英文名起得太艺术了。
韩寒是少有的能把电影玩的如此文学的编导，既有深沉的幽默，又有锋芒的隐喻，这太适合剧本的文艺感了；当然，影像另当别论。喜欢的人会非常喜欢，大多数大众会非常不喜欢。我减去一星，只是觉得韩寒一直欠我们一个美好的结局。
真的不好看，但是韩寒已经成为一种习惯，代表着我活过的时代。
最后结局有点难过，浩存妹妹再也回不去南澳了，但是她为了哥哥还债，为了阿耀赎车子的那种心情好让人心疼
看的中途明白了一个和电影本身无关的道理 所以给了一星
但是就是好！
情不知所起，脚踩西瓜皮，嗨到哪里算哪里。一星片啊！但想想同春节档行云流水一气呵成的《奇迹》是官方表达，这至少是个人表达……值得翻倍。
一个大情种and全员be的故事，就最开始还行。
抗争。等待便是反击。等到风再起的那个时刻。
话说女主挂的太晚了 大过年的放这个片子也真不合适 这剧情要是反过来拍是不是好点？
如果故事能够不紧不慢娓娓道来就更棒了
理智地讲这个片子7分合理，5星平衡一下。欢颂怕水，阿耀怕火，最后阿耀被火包围，欢颂葬身江中。真的太悲伤了，我现在满脑子都是没进去的那个酒店房间，和欢颂理想的房间一模一样。
主角又是玩车的，然后是段子堆砌的散文，偶尔抖个包袱，弄个巧合显得自己很黑色幽默。旁白搞得无病呻吟。哎，韩寒退步了。
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