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.
3.5-4/5。小火车、糖水铺、外婆 三篇拍的最好，尤其是外婆，弹珠折射阳光跟树叶隙光两幕真好看，非常喜欢。前两篇来晚了没看见，剩下两篇就一般般吧。
《小兔的问题》可爱，这个太适合给小朋友看了
第一次带儿子一起看动画片，七个根据绘本改编的小故事温暖又感人，小时候的感觉又回来了。真实，而又靠近心灵深处的一面，似乎被掀开。天真，无邪，童趣，自由，成长，陪伴，感悟。父母和孩子、亲人之间感情深厚。
不是动画电影 而是儿童绘本导读视频 放大银幕侮辱电影
整体画风很治愈，适合家长带小朋友来看的电影，《哼将军和哈将军》还不错！几个小故事的设定都照顾到了各地的方俗人情！
最喜欢小兔子和萤火虫的两章~（不是别的不好只是个人喜好）片子很用心，大人小朋友都适合看，多多鼓励( ´▽` )ﾉ
非常喜欢，七部动画短片，七种画风，重拾“美术片”的风韵，如果你已经看腻商业院线涵盖中外千篇一律的动画人物造型，本片非常适合你在一个安静的午后自己去欣赏。可以读出七位导演都是温暖的人，故事基本上都是关于亲情的，个人比较喜欢外婆和小火车两节。
女大学生哭了，带着两个孩子的青年妈妈哭了，更年期妇女哭了
七个故事风格不同，各具特色，充满奇思妙想又温暖阳光。
多点这种片子，蛮好的。治愈温馨的绘本风格。
倒数第二个故事，外婆的铁皮轮椅打开后物件们滑落又摊开，是我最喜欢的镜头，那一刻眼泪还是蓄到了眼眶里。绘本电影，模式很新奇，七个故事质量和画风其实有些参差不齐，但不影响是一次愉快的观影。片尾曲和影片基调很搭，好听。
最喜欢小火车，外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅和翼娃子的星期天
不知道从什么时候开始喜欢看动画片了！很好！
7个作品各有亮点，有经典的水墨画风，有治愈的彩铅画，《小火车》丑的出奇的3d动画，故事却感动到泪目。我最喜欢的是《外婆的..轮椅》，平静的旁白讲着童年的故事，配合小学课本插画的画风，是90后的味道。《翼娃子的星期天》则将目光放在务工家庭的儿童上，流露出的人文关怀引人深思，这也是只有中国动画创作者才能创作出的题材。好希望每个章节可以出独立动画电影~翼娃子出连环画也行。
这种风格的电影近几年不多见，故事上我认为后面的跟贴近现实更精彩，第六章外婆的蓝皮轮椅画风特别喜欢。20岁青少年，一对母女，首次发现三线也有艺联影厅，7个温馨的小故事，2022.1.27日
一般，感觉编剧导演一直活在自己的世界里。。。
小朋友人生第一次观影体验，不太喜欢，坐下来没一会就说要走，奶奶安抚着看完，其中哼哈二将出现有点吓到。
七部不同的短篇用了七种不同的动画技术写了七个的简单绘本故事。其中不乏很多传统的动画技术，动画艺术学院学生们的作品，后生可期！我会比较喜欢火车，饭店，乡下奶奶，糖水这几个贴近现实，讲诉平民百姓的故事，展现全国各地各式各样的人生。
几个简单的故事，简单的画风，勾起不简单的回忆、感动！让人感动的电影就是好电影！
看着挺暖的。继续加油啊。
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