The Invention of Lying

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Hagrid S Mar 29, 2019 Truth Or Dare. The Invention Of Lying Gervais and Robinson has a pretty good discussion about the concept of the film in the film itself. And that's as much as thrill you are going to get from it. Since, it never grows beyond a dinner table conversations. The ideas are thrown out here and there, the ambition is admirable, there is fluent levity in their vocab and they make a good team as far as entertaining the audience is concerned. But such a concept often is a double edged sword. And as much as gripping and easily spoken, the film is about, it is tremendously difficult to make it accurate. Now, usually a viewer can let this go, but a film that completely revolves around that very idea and pushes further the boundary of the concept without double checking the so called secured area, that has got to be amateur-ish and also irresponsibly confident. From the very beginning, we are just told to mug up the fact, that without whatsoever change in the current society, the humankind has come so far without a lie. These questions continuously pokes you through out the journey and never lets you fully enjoy the film. Is there anything to look forward to in the film beyond Ricky Gervais's performance? Probably not. If you don't count a literal rip off of the origin of religion and the concept of God; which is to be frank, funny. Gervais is a real artist. An actor, to be honest. There is empathy in his eyes and he uses it smartly, not milking it or manipulating it for the tears, his voice breaks and eyes mourns, and there you melt away with an awe. The Invention Of Lying is probably the apt description, it has a fresh concept but then it also is a big lie, except for the love track that Gervais claims to be like Billy Wilder's The Apartment. See more

Albus L Jan 25, 2019 Not enough risks were taken advantage of in this one, it easily could have been better.

Theodore S Dec 28, 2018 Clever and thought provoking

Han S Dec 27, 2018 A far too typical rom com, the Invention of Lying's originality suffers from little laughs and genuine comedic moments.

Hermione L Dec 6, 2018 The funniest film I have ever seen. The concept of everyone one telling the truth, and one man telling lies shows him as being a God. Ricky Gervais shows that he is one of the funniest comedians alive - he didn't write the script but he chose the book which I would consider Bible of Jokes. I don't like Ricky Gervais as a stand up on stage comedian but when he's behind the big screen I love it. If they made a remake I would not mind it. But by the look of the Rotten Tomato score it got, it's highly unlikely. I'd think this would make a great show, like a sitcom. They also develop the concept of religion in the film. They start re-creating Christianity and it was hilarious what the citizens think. A smartly crafted romcom With no maximum quantity of jokes. They just keep coming up with funny lines. I would so, so, so recommend this and with an age rating of 12 for sex references and language. Grade: A+ See more

Hermione W Sep 14, 2018 It's different and funny enough if you can put up with Ricky Gervais long enough.

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