The Invention of Lying
October 2009
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Jonathan F. Richards
There are cycles of inspiration and rebirth, but the barbed promise of the early going loses its way in choices aimed at sentimentality rather than, as Harvey Kurtzman memorably put it, humor in a jugular vein.
A.O. Scott
It's bogged down in too many squishy romantic-comedy pieties.
Michael Phillips
I think the first half hour would be almost impossible to sustain because it is so inspired.
Anthony Lane
The last third of the movie is as bad as anything I've seen this year, with the laughs trailing off, and half of the supporting characters, the zestier ones, being airbrushed from the frame.
Trevor Johnston
That a great comic idea does not necessarily make for a great screen comedy is the lesson for first-time writer-director-star Ricky Gervais as he comes unstuck.
Dana Stevens
Despite the ambitious scope of its premise, this confounding, disappointing and, in the end, depressing movie is content to devote 80 percent of its screen time to wondering who gets to kiss the girl.
Critic reviews
Jonathan F. Richards
There are cycles of inspiration and rebirth, but the barbed promise of the early going loses its way in choices aimed at sentimentality rather than, as Harvey Kurtzman memorably put it, humor in a jugular vein.
Michael Phillips
I think the first half hour would be almost impossible to sustain because it is so inspired.
Anthony Lane
The last third of the movie is as bad as anything I've seen this year, with the laughs trailing off, and half of the supporting characters, the zestier ones, being airbrushed from the frame.
Trevor Johnston
That a great comic idea does not necessarily make for a great screen comedy is the lesson for first-time writer-director-star Ricky Gervais as he comes unstuck.
Dana Stevens
Despite the ambitious scope of its premise, this confounding, disappointing and, in the end, depressing movie is content to devote 80 percent of its screen time to wondering who gets to kiss the girl.
J. R. Jones
The romantic plot, involving his unrequited loved for Garner, is soured by her character's unconcealed shallowness.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Ricky Gervais, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan |
Producers | Lynda Obst, Oly Obst, Ricky Gervais, Dan Lin, Sue Baden-Powell, Ted Field, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Terry Dougas |
Director | Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson |
Writers | Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson |
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99 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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