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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 30 Sep 2009

The problem with Invention is that it ultimately rests not on critiques of religion or evolution, but the nuts and bolts of romantic comedy…

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By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 30 Sep 2009

This high-concept comedy, about the first person to develop the ability to lie, is wildly uneven but features a few laughs, cameos galore,…

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By Brian Juergens (209) for CampBlood.org (64) on 30 Sep 2009

Here's a philosophical question worth pondering: If only half of the movie is a bad rom-com, is it half-empty or half-full…

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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 30 Sep 2009

Lying ambitiously stakes its claim to the highest level of film comedies. And by doing so, it just might be the best comedy of the year. Honestly…

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By Melissa Algaze (1) for Dark Horizons (452) on 30 Sep 2009

This entertaining and thought provoking movie ultimately urges the viewer to consider how important the truth is and where lies fit in to our lives…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 30 Sep 2009

Lying is about love, with Gervais and Robinson scripting a lazy McConaugheyesque wedding break-up scenario for an ending (cue the Supertramp!),…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 30 Sep 2009

Starts with a clever premise and raises the prospect of really biting satire, only to trail off into weakly sweet comedy that falls far short…

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By Stephen Jewell (1) for SFX Magazine (298) on 30 Sep 2009

Gervais is an expert at creating half-hour sitcoms, but not so adept when it comes to 90-minute pieces that place more emphasis on pathos and drama…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for MSNBC (243) on 30 Sep 2009

There are a few funny bits sprinkled throughout, but the premise of the movie never goes anywhere particularly interesting, even with the potentially…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 30 Sep 2009

The problem of The Invention of Lying isn't the single joke %u2013 it's the lack of others to flesh it out...Consider this one a swing and a miss…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 29 Sep 2009

The Invention of Lying sets its sights high before settling for comfortable lovey-dovey convention…

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By Joshua Tyler (625) for CinemaBlend (829) on 29 Sep 2009

It's awkward and ungainly, but more often than not The Invention of Lying is also touching, moving, and flat out funny…

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By Armond White (604) for New York Press (561) on 29 Sep 2009

Gervais' ridicule proves his lack of sophistication…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 24 Sep 2009

Despite the ambitious scope of its premise, this confounding, disappointing and, in the end, depressing movie is content to devote 80 percent…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 23 Sep 2009

Invention of Lying has more than its fair share of genuine laughs to go along with its abundance of heart…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 20 Sep 2009

certain sequences work a whole lot better than others…

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By Jason Anderson (395) for eye WEEKLY (415) on 16 Sep 2009

A promising premise about the machinations of the sole liar in a world without deception sputters out way too soon…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 13 Sep 2009

An okay film with a funny premise that offers enough laughs to excuse the weaker direction…

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