The Invention Of Lying

New to DVD, The Invention Of Lying stars Rickey Gervais and Jennifer Garner.  Gervais plays a man named Mark Bellison who is having a terrible time with life in a world where lies do not exist.  So everyone is brutally honest with him and it makes him more depressed.  Down on his luck and having no money, he goes to the bank during a time in which the computer systems are down.  Since lying doesn't exist, the teller asks him how much money he had.  Something comes over him and he lies about it, says he has just a little bit more than he does.  Just then the computer turns on, and says he has a different amount.  Since the teller doesn't know what a lie is, she says its the system's error and gives him the number he said he had.  From there, Mark realizes that he can turn his life around the way he wants it by just saying things are the way he wants it.

This leads him to moral issues as well as some other trouble.  The humor is dry, if that is your type of movie.  Don't expecting huge laughs, however.  Also, what bothered me was the preachiness of the movie. I won't go into details but in a world without lies, people don't really have religion.  Why, I'm not sure... but they don't.  And a lie sparks it up.

That aside, this movie was quite a downer from what I expected, especially with the cast they had.  The movie is also rather long for such a shallow and under-developed plot.  But if you are a huge fan of Gervais, I'd still recommend it, if not... watch at your own risk.

I rate this movie 6.3 out of 10.