Summary
A subversively amusing religious satire, "The Invention of Lying," more than any of Ricky Gervais' projects to date, conveys the humanism that has often been submerged in his pricklier characters and on-screen persona. Watching Gervais in "The Invention of Lying," one gets the sense that we're finally seeing the man underneath the clown's greasepaint.
Gervais, best known for the BBC series "The Office," plays Mark Bellison, who lives in a town where no one has ever lied. Mark shows up for a first date with Anna (Jennifer Garner), and she informs him that she has just been masturbating. Over dinner, she tells him he's not handsome enough to date, while a waiter blurts out he's "embarrassed to work here." The people who inhabit "The Invention of Lying" simply say whatever is on their minds, and they have no reason not to believe one another.See the full content of this document
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'Lying' Rings True, Shows Benefit of Deceit
Gervais, who co-wrote the script with Matthew Robinson, convinc...
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