家族与情感

　　一对新婚夫妻和双方家庭面对在文化与价值上的冲突，争吵不休的两家人最后能否放下成见，从冤家变成真正的亲家？

　　一個靦腆的男孩與新搬過來的鄰居女孩一見鍾情，但是，他們慢慢地發現這個剛住進來的房子里有各種恐怖的鬼魂存在...

　　肥胖邋遢的左翼导演迈克•马隆（Kevin P. Farley 饰）致力于揭露美国政治、军事、经济和医疗等方面的阴暗面，他所拍摄的纪录片更在国际上获奖（影射迈克•摩尔）。他为自己的成就沾沾自喜，美国国内也有一批狂热的粉丝对他疯狂追捧。有些飘飘然的马隆更提议取消7月4日的独立日，他甚至大张旗鼓搞起了宣传活动。
　　这时候，三个美国历史上重要人物的鬼魂：肯尼迪（Chriss Anglin 饰）、华盛顿（Jon Voight 饰）和巴顿（Kelsey Grammer 饰）先后拜访了马隆。他们一次次将马隆带入假定的历史中，向其展示纵容绝对民主和恐怖主义可能产生的各种后果。曾经坚定的左翼分子终于开始动摇了……

　　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.

　　刽子手袁德泰（王羽 饰）手段高强，金刀斩过，人犯尤不知死。徒弟二五（钱小豪 饰）与公差等每每看得五体投地。是日，袁德泰斩杀悍匪“鬼八仙”团伙三名成员，几近完成千人斩记录。鬼八仙头目朱七被擒，依法亦当斩，行刑前夜，钟馗之妹（王小凤 饰）拜访袁德泰，请托其失手，以延长朱七痛苦，袁德泰畏惧恶鬼寻仇，将这差事交给二五。行刑时，鬼八仙最后一人——玉残花（王祖贤 饰）伺机营救无果，却决心向袁德泰一家寻仇。当夜，二五被朱七鬼魂附体，幸而袁德泰身手敏捷躲过一劫，袁德泰之女巧银（陈法蓉 饰）为二五驱魔不表。不久，袁德泰自感杀孽深重，转行开酒铺谋生，玉残花混入袁家寻仇，某日钟馗（午马 饰）拜访袁家，拆穿了玉残花真实身份……

　　志社主编米兰阴差阳错加入了死飞速递当起了快递员，面临着摩托快递丁老大的挑战。死飞速递重整旗鼓，和摩托快递展开了一场速度与智慧的较量，在大家的齐心协力下终于战胜了摩托车快递，萧木也赢得了米兰的心。