Review of The Invention of Lying (2009) by Kristen V — 08 May 2013

Hilarious! It's become my favorite comedy of all time!

This review of The Invention of Lying (2009) was written by Kristen V on 08 May 2013.

The Invention of Lying has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 Jun 2017

Ultimately it's the characters who are the joke -- too thin, too vacuous, too unlikable for us to care what happens in the next 30 minutes,…

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By Gomi A (385) on 28 Aug 2016

Typical Rickey Gervais. Cynical and funny old git. A few good chuckles…

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By Mohammad H (60) on 11 Feb 2017

The best thing about this movie is that it caused butt hurt to every religious bigot who watched it, Which is reflected by their angry bad…

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By Nkeakefnk (1) on 06 May 2020

Super disappointing! There was potential and in the beginning I thought it might actually be a good one but Nah! Don't waste your time watching…

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By Choomtabi31 (197) on 22 May 2016

Its laced with humor but its got some great theoretical underlying elements to it. A comedy that will leave you thinking…

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By Luke C (426) on 14 Jun 2018

Cheap looking, cheesy and dull. And again, Gervais is unfunny…

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By Aaron M (1,334) on 13 Sep 2018

The premise could make for a deep and insightful examination on religion, politics and many other things but Gervais keeps this somewhat one-note…

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By Petros T (610) on 23 Aug 2017

The main idea is clever and the writers have fun with it, although from a certain point on they sideline it a bit for the rather uninspired…

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By Meth-Dude (745) on 06 Mar 2017

The story was original and interesting, the acting was very good, the movie was pretty funny and it was entertaining to watch…

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By Cody B (326) on 03 Oct 2017

Unique idea. Has some good parts also a lot of bad parts. I did like the point of the movie. I also like how the main guy evolved as time went on…

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