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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A clever satire on truth and lying,
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This review is from: The Invention of Lying (DVD)
Rich Bellison lives in a world where nobody lies, and his eyes are set on Anna, young, pretty, and totally out of his league. Not only do people not lie, they do not censor their thoughts, and therefore what's said can seem absurdly insensitive. Nobody ever questions the truth, because there is nothing other than the truth to question.When her mother calls mid date Anna says she does not find Rich attractive, and she will not be having sex with him, as he is not a genetic match, and she does not want her children having snub noses. We get to know Rich by his reaction. In fact he is the one person in this world who does not have to say everything he thinks. As events unfold disastrously for Rick, he finds himself in the position where he becomes the first liar. Telling the lie opens up opportunities, and ultimately becomes the path to fame and fortune if not to his hearts desire. It's an exploration of truth and lies, and not a glorification of either one. Ultimately, he becomes the first person to posit thoughts about the afterlife, which everyone believes without question. However, he recognises that lying to Anna, while it would work will yield only a hollow victory. Is it possible to win Anna from the clutches of the perfect match without lying? While Ricky Gervais may not be your typical leading man, he does have a tremendous and admirable creative ability, as evidenced by his creating the The Office Collection and Extras: The Complete Series (Includes Series Finale), and a tremendous understanding of comedy. The American Office starring Steve Carell, has now run successfully for multiple seasons. Having previously only experienced Jennifer Garner as a dramatic actrees, and not being overly impressed, I was impressed by how great a comedienne she is here. I did not buy into Anna and Rich as a romantic couple, but the whole movie is very cleverly done. While Gervais is a good comedian, he is not a romantic leading man. This movie won't appeal to everyone. Inevitably, though specific deity names are not mentioned, one can form the opinion that the the 'man in the sky' is some convenient fiction, which it is, to convey Ricky Gervais atheist beliefs, which it does, and some people will interpret this as an attack on their beliefs, and find it offensive. If you feel you might fall into that category, then I recommend you skip this one. Get Extras instead. Hope this was helpful.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brave, brilliant Ricky Gervais,
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This review is from: The Invention of Lying [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Definitely worth checking out. I thought this movie was the funniest thing I'd seen all year until I saw the review from the bloke who asked if Ricky Gervais was accusing the "50 people" who wrote the Bible of being liars. Hilarious, now that's comedy. It's tragic and frightening that there are people that ignorant on this planet. Anyway, I'll be brief, if you love Ricky Gervais's original and brilliant mind then you will love this movie, a brave and brilliant film with some stellar talent to enjoy too. Do not believe the creationist and fundamentalist propaganda, their vituperative vitriol is rather ironic considering that this is in fact a movie and they are supposed to have "faith". Sit back and enjoy one of the funniest men on the planet and judge for yourselves rather than listen to the science denying rabble who believe in evil fairy tales written by ignoramuses from the bronze age.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Genius flies over a lot of peoples heads *contains spoilers*,
By Gabby "Gabby" (Birmingham, Warwickshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Invention of Lying (DVD)
I saw this movie a few days ago, and have read the reviews here, and I think the naysayers here have missed the point.Firstly, there has to be "willing suspension of disbelief." If you can't plant yourself in the universe that Gervais has created, and align it to your own "real" world, you're doomed to not like this movie. Start there and then move on... Gervais is not telling us religion is a lie. His character created his own lie to comfort his mother in her dying moments. In much the same way that Brian in Monty Pythons Life of Bryan is mistaken as the Messiah, the main protagonist here becomes a victim of his lies, finding he has to spin an ever increasing web to keep people happy and the people are hungry for more. If you notice he becomes very reluctant to say more about "The Man in the Sky" because he doesn't like the way things have panned out from the moment in the hospital. The moral is lying does not bring him happiness, and telling the truth does - it gets him the woman he loves. I also think in an obscure way, he is making the point that religion, in all its faiths, has become the root of a lot of problems in our society. This is a lovely fun little film, and deserves an open mind. It appears to me that as soon as anyone introduces religion into something, viewers become remarkably blinkered to what is being told in the story. Get off your soapboxes and take another look.
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