The Invention of Lying is about a world where no one has ever lied. No one knows how. Until one day Ricky Gervais does.Now I know the movie is called the Invention of Lying, but it seems more like the Invention of Knowing when to shut the hell up. Sure, you don't have to lie, but do you have to continually say the first thing that pops into your mind? Isn't there some kind of inner self control in this world that doesn't lie?
Essentially the film is two hours of people calling Ricky Gervais a fat loser. So you know what happens: it gets dull as hell after a while and starts to become grating by the end of the film. Gervais is brilliant as always, but it just feels like a one trick pony that doesn't do much except plod away to the point that you all know is coming- the girl and a moment of clarity.
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