The Invention Of Lying (2009) 8/10

Starring : Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey
Director : Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson
Running Time : 100 mins

Mark Bellison (Gervais) lives in a wolrd where everyone is compelled to tell the truth about everything, so when he tells a white lie at the bank, he opens up a whole new world of opportunity for himself, ranging from getting the girl of his dreams, Anna McDoogles (Garner), to convincing the world that there is an afterlife.

I thought this was a great little idea – the compulsions of the characters to tell the truth was original, although it did start to grate a little towards the middle. Gervais plays the same character he always does, which is annoying, but he manages to be at least marginally likable in this role, although his relationship with Garner is very unlikely.

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