The Invention of Lying
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The Invention of Lying
I am watching this right now.. have any of you seen it?
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I read the plot on wikipedia.. if that helps.
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Yep, I saw it at the movies.
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Very middle of the road stuff. Not particularly funny. More rom than com.
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Saw it. 
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It is interesting to note that before lying in the movie, there was no concept of god or religion. Almost as if....
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I am actually really enjoying it..
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I quite enjoyed it.Elessarina wrote:I am actually really enjoying it..
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SockFuckit wrote:I quite enjoyed it.Elessarina wrote:I am actually really enjoying it..
It just tickled me the way he invented religion..
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I've never seen a Ricky Gervais film that can match the quality of his TV.
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RuleBritannia wrote:I've never seen a Ricky Gervais film that can match the quality of his TV.
No this doesn't but he is very much like his Extras character and there are a lot of cool cameos in this film..
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Never heard of it 
A wry case for atheism, The Invention of Lying would have sent many Americans into an uproar if anyone had bothered to see it.
Sounds interesting. Some reviews I just skimmed all seem to agree that it's a little lightweight, not as funny as it could have been, and doesn't reach its potential. But all seem to agree it's a pleasant enough affair with a lot of good moments, and the star is enjoyable if you generally like him. I'm actually not familiar with Ricky Gervais, so for me it should be a treat. Apparently his TV roles are much better, but I've never seen any of those, so that won't put me off.
A wry case for atheism, The Invention of Lying would have sent many Americans into an uproar if anyone had bothered to see it.
Sounds interesting. Some reviews I just skimmed all seem to agree that it's a little lightweight, not as funny as it could have been, and doesn't reach its potential. But all seem to agree it's a pleasant enough affair with a lot of good moments, and the star is enjoyable if you generally like him. I'm actually not familiar with Ricky Gervais, so for me it should be a treat. Apparently his TV roles are much better, but I've never seen any of those, so that won't put me off.
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Just added it to my amazon.com cart. I see it's also got Louis C.K. in it 
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A cute premise, though they could have done more with it I think. It didn't seem to use Ricky Gervais's talents as much as it could have. It was entertaining though and a worthwhile watch.
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I watched it a few weeks ago! Loved it! I was actually just telling a friend about it last night! A Christian friend. I hope she watches it. 
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