The Invention of Lying (2009) starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner. Right off the bat, this disc puts you in a bad mood by forcing you to sit through 15 minutes of previews and advertisements. You have no choice -- pressing the Menu button on the remote control produces no results. ... The movie itself, however, improves on this state of affairs. Mark Bellison (Gervais) lives in a world in which no one fibs. As an unsuccessful screenwriter, he finds himself unable to impress the girl of his dreams (Garner) and fired from his job. Then the idea occurs to him -- if you say something that is not true, people will believe you. At first he uses his gift to make small amounts of money. Then he ends up inventing a new history of the 1300s; and then he invents religion, God, heaven and hell. Will all this help him win Anna, the girl of his dreams? Well, maybe. This is a sweet little movie, with loads of stars in small roles. I enjoyed it. Grade: B+
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