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Washington Post
The unbelievable truth about The Unbelievable Truth is that this offbeat, accomplished darkish comedy is the feature film debut of its writer-director-editor-producer Hal Hartley, and lead actors Adrienne Shelly and Robert Burke. Full Review
Caryn James
The New York Times
Mr. Hartley and his director of photography, Michael Spiller, have made a film that is visually and verbally much richer than its low budget. Full Review
Dave Kehr
Chicago Tribune
If the film's diffidence is its greatest charm, it is also, in the end, its greatest limitation-it's a movie that seems afraid to declare itself, to make the big move that might propel it from the pleasant to the memorable. [03 Aug 1990] Full Review
Joe Brown
Washington Post
The unbelievable truth about The Unbelievable Truth is that this offbeat, accomplished darkish comedy is the feature film debut of its writer-director-editor-producer Hal Hartley, and lead actors Adrienne Shelly and Robert Burke. Full Review
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
As an antic romantic comedy it's fresh and actually gets somewhere. [17 Aug 1990] Full Review
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