Review: The Invention of Lying (2009)

Apologies... School has prevented me from doing nearly anything these past two months. I hope to be more active in my rating in the near future.

Title: The Invention of Lying
Year: 2009
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe
Genres: Comedy
MPAA: PG-13 for language including some sexual material and a drug reference
Kids-In-Mind.com: 5.3.5
My Rating: 7.4
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IMDb Rating: 6.9

Synopsis: In a world where people cannot lie and have no concept of lying, Mark Bellison (Gervais) gains the ability to lie. He uses this to his advantage until after he lies to his dying mother of the existence of an afterlife, when the whole world flocks to him to hear what happens after death. Through all this, he tries to gain the affection of Anna McDoogles (Garner), who likes Bellison but dislikes his looks, opting for Bellison's arch nemesis, Brad Kessler (Lowe).

My Take: Honestly, the plot of this movie was absolutely stupid. They could've done so much better with such a cool premise. But, I have to say I enjoyed it just because of the cleverness of the jokes. I laughed heartily, but more because of the premise and the subtle references they inserted than the actual plot. With a better plot, this could be one of my favorite comedies ever.

Concerning the rating: The 7.4 places "The Invention of Lying" in a tie for 99th with "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle" and "Happy Gilmore" of 160 films rated.

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