Invention of Lying, The

Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, et al.

Product Description

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 2010
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: n/a
• Directors: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
• Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: NTSC
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It's a great movie...I lied.

This movie is, for the most part, a standard formula romantic comedy with an added twist that sort of went awry. Anna McDoogles (Jennifer Garner) is attracted to Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais); however, his pudgy physique and pug nose would not contribute properly to the gene pool. Therefore, he would not make a suitable mate. But wait, we live in a world where lying is impossible. But wait still, Mark has discovered the secret. He tests his ability on a lady in the street: "The world is going to end if we don't have s-e-x right now." Armed with this knowledge, will Mark explain to Anna that being rich and successful will change his gene pool capabilities? The movie goes steaming along until it is bogged down in a pizza box scene. Here Mark experiments with lying to the masses. It is time to press the fast-forward button as what could have been interesting turns out to be a Monty Python question-and-answer knockoff. (Of course, if you are a fan of Monty Python, you might appreciate this intercourse.) Will Mark get the girl? Will the masses get Mark's hide? Will we get the point? Do we care? I have only seen the Blu-Ray version, so I cannot compare it to other versions. However, there are some extra goodies, including a caveman version of the story. Overall, it is worth the watch. However, do not plan on anything exceptional.