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Title: The Invention of Lying (2009)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ricky Gervais | ... | Mark Bellison | |
| Jennifer Garner | ... | Anna McDoogles | |
| Jonah Hill | ... | Frank | |
| Louis C.K. | ... | Greg | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Anthony | |
| Fionnula Flanagan | ... | Martha Bellison | |
| Rob Lowe | ... | Brad Kessler | |
| Tina Fey | ... | Shelley | |
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Donna Sorbello | ... | Anna's Mother |
| Stephanie March | ... | Blonde | |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | ... | Landlord | |
| John Hodgman | ... | Wedding Overseer | |
| Nate Corddry | ... | News Reporter | |
| Jimmi Simpson | ... | Bob | |
| Martin Starr | ... | Waiter #1 | |
It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the moment he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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"The Invention of Lying" begins with a series of truths, which in our world today nobody says because, well, we can lie, but in this world nobody can. It's funny in a very basic way, and it gets old quick. But then, Ricky Gervais discovers how to lie.
Along with Gervais, we learn a lot about society, and we see all the inherent humour. This humour actually has a fair number of levels to it. On one level, humanity is very base, but the great thing about lying is that we actually get to a level where we can find the good in people. This movie is for everybody who has ever been called short, fat or ugly, and for all those people who see that it's always the good looking people who get everything they want in the world. But Gervais is now here to stand up for us, and just let us laugh.
"The Invention of Lying" is filled with one-liners, intelligent wit and the ultimate truth to our world. It's also filled with many recognizable actors, all there to make the movie shinier and brighter. Jennifer Garner at one point tells our hero, "I like the way you see the world." Well, so do I, Mr. Gervais, so do I.