The Invention of Lying
Ricky Gervais plays a big loser in a city/town where everyone always tells the unabashed truth. Ricky ends up being the first person ever to tell a lie since he wanted to ease his dying mother’s fear about death by telling her how great things were going to be. Because everyone always tells the truth, everyone assumes that he is also telling the truth and, he, therefore, becomes a famous, sought-after person for his knowledge of what happens after death.
The film was mildly amusing at the start, I guess because you’re not too used to hearing people going on a date talking about how the guy won’t be getting any because he’s fat with a snub nose, and yet the guy is not the least bit insulted and goes on the date anyway.
I think they could have done a helluva lot more with this – I was hoping for more just because I know Ricky Gervais is quite the talented man. I wanted funny but there weren’t too many ‘laughing’ moments.
Go ahead and rent it; it’s not bad, it’s just not real good.
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Lyndon
Well I hope it isn’ t!! Get well soon sickieR 30;
Glenn
jafer
Leya
Female, taken, fire, Sagittarius, Monkey, Toronto, two kids, one grandson, IT.
53
is the new 30. I want the world to close their mouths when they’re eating or chewing gum. If they don’t, I want to elbow them in the face. 
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