Invention of Lying, The
- Directed by: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
- Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hodgman, Jonah Hill, Stephen Merchant, Stephanie March
- Genre: Comedies
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Rating:
- Rating Reason: for language including some sexual material and a drug reference
- Theater Release: 03/20/2009
Synopsis
It's no surprise that Ricky Gervais would be able to assemble a cast of funnymen (and funnywomen) for his directorial debut, but THE OFFICE star truly impresses with this list: Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jonah Hill. THE INVENTION OF LYING stars Gervais (who co-directed and co-wrote the script with Matthew Robinson) as a man living in a world where no one tells lies. When he discovers that he doesn't have to always tell the truth, things begin to change with inevitably hilarious results.
It's no surprise that Ricky Gervais would be able to assemble a cast of funnymen (and funnywomen) for his directorial debut, but THE OFFICE star truly impresses with this list: Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jonah Hill. THE INVENTION OF LYING stars Gervais (who co-directed and co-wrote the script with Matthew Robinson) as a man living in a world where no one tells lies. When he discovers that he doesn't have to always tell the truth, things begin to change with inevitably hilarious results.
Reviews
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The film is loads of fun and boasts an all star comic cast....Their spirited interaction with this clever script is worth the price of admission alone." (Box Office)
3 stars out of 4 -- "The film takes off with all pistons firing, fusing a more accessible IDIOCRACY with the absurdity of THE LIFE OF BRIAN." (USA Today)
3 stars out of 4 -- "In its amiable, quiet, PG-13 way, THE INVENTION OF LYING is a remarkably radical comedy." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Between laughs, LYING uses it skewed reality to comment on our own need to create useful fictions to wallpaper over the abyss." (A.V. Club)
"[T]he performances are razor sharp. And the ideas in this movie are, no kidding, big." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "The film is loads of fun and boasts an all star comic cast....Their spirited interaction with this clever script is worth the price of admission alone." (Box Office)
3 stars out of 4 -- "The film takes off with all pistons firing, fusing a more accessible IDIOCRACY with the absurdity of THE LIFE OF BRIAN." (USA Today)
3 stars out of 4 -- "In its amiable, quiet, PG-13 way, THE INVENTION OF LYING is a remarkably radical comedy." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Between laughs, LYING uses it skewed reality to comment on our own need to create useful fictions to wallpaper over the abyss." (A.V. Club)
"[T]he performances are razor sharp. And the ideas in this movie are, no kidding, big." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
