神探

　　世紀末的香港，整個社會瀰漫著一股低迷的氣氛，自殺事件頻傳，許多人陷入經濟、家庭或情感的困境中，無助而沮喪。
　　一名自稱"天使奇俠"（喬宏飾）的男子，手持生命探測器出沒在仁心醫院，尋找一些因患絕症而感到絕望無助、有輕生念頭的人，他為垂危的病人帶來福音、喜樂和希望，不少垂危的病人因此而奇蹟式地康復。
　　"天使奇俠"的出現，引起了傳媒的關注。INN新聞台的資深記者Angel和其助手大虹，被上級調派為「奇俠事件」作深入追蹤報導。
　　大虹的好友Joe也一同參與了此次調查行動，自小陶醉於天使 神話 的Joe，在追尋真相的過程中，發現了父親不為人知的故事，也領悟到原來心中的神話不只是神話，真正的天使就在自己眼前……
　　原來大家一直不停尋找的天使，早已深入每個人的心中……

比尔（布鲁斯·威利斯 Bruce Willis 饰）是一名心理医生，这个特殊的职业让他接触过许多精神抑郁生活压抑的病人，他们的压力在无形之中也转嫁到了比尔的身上，终于，当病人蜜雪儿（Kathleen Wilhoite 饰）在比尔眼前坠楼身亡后，比尔意识到，休息的时间到了。
　　沮丧的比尔决定去找老友鲍勃（斯科特·巴库拉 Scott Bakula 饰）叙叙旧，不幸的是，在两人见面后没多久，鲍勃便被某个凶徒残忍的谋杀了，丝状可怖。为了查明老友死亡的真相，比尔展开了缜密的调查，在此过程中，一个名叫罗丝（珍·玛奇 Jane March 饰）的神秘女子浮出了水面，然而比尔不知道的是，当他逐步接近真相的同时，危险也在接近着他。

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　　十九世纪末的美国纽约，精明、干练、泼辣的媒婆Dolly一心一意想为富翁Vandergelder作媒，结果却促成了自己与富翁的婚姻，同时，也撮合了富翁的两个伙计与女帽商及助手、富翁侄女与艺术家的婚事。

　　乾隆皇微服出巡，邂逅蛋家妹带娣。一夕风流后，乾隆班师回朝，带娣偕兄金水追至京师，扬言要告皇帝。太后得知此事，命纳带娣为妃，平息了一场风波。

　　冷战时期，布鲁斯·班纳（艾瑞克·巴纳 Eric Bana 饰）的父亲是美军的一位科学家，致力于研究通过基因改造让人类获得超强的能力，想以此为美军打造超级士兵。可是他的项目没有获得美军的支持，不能进行人体试验，疯狂的父亲为了完成试验就在刚出生的班纳身上进行基因试验。多年后，班纳成为了出色的科学家，专职为军方开发新型的高能炸弹。在一次例行的试验中，由于操作失误，班纳为了保护同事，受到了一场伽马射线的强力辐射。常人如果在这场射线爆炸下肯定必死无疑，可是班纳却活了下来。多年前，父亲在其身上做的试验也因这场核辐射生效。一旦班纳发怒时，就会诱发身体里的神秘力量，变为毫无意识的绿巨人，拥有超强的破坏力和反抗意识。因此，美国军方为了深入研究，开始围追堵截绿巨人……

　　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.

　　被乐队和家人扫地出门后，玩世不恭的吉他手投靠一名会计及其儿子和父亲。他们能否共谱甜蜜乐章？