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(1 - 30) of 30 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1   "The star cameos in The Invention of Lying are non-stop, distracting, and always blatantly pointed out as if this were a Cannonball Run sequel."   Examiner.com   Adam Lippe "Like 'Life of Brian,' 'The Invention of Lying' pokes fun at religious beliefs. Too bad it fails to emphasize the fun."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 7/10 "The Invention of Lying casts a critical light on the gullible and the guileless, the narrow minded and the unquestioning."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron 5/10 "Here's a philosophical question worth pondering: If only half of the movie is a bad rom-com, is it half-empty or half-full?"   CampBlood.org   Brian Juergens C- "Lying is about love, with Gervais and Robinson scripting a lazy McConaugheyesque wedding break-up scenario for an ending (cue the Supertramp!), which plays it awfully safe considering the rest of the film has the seeds to noogie organized religion."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 4.5/5 "'The Invention of Lying' is based on a simple idea, but Gervais and Robinson come up with seemingly endless ways to maximize it."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2.5/4 "...certain sequences work a whole lot better than others."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2.5/4 "Perhaps bites off more than it can comfortably chew, but isn't without a pleasing portion of food for thought for viewers tired of being unchallenged by mainstream studio fare."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B- "Its strange concept and storyline make it something of a curiosity, too: you can have fun thinking about it even after it's over."   Cinematical   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "The Invention of Lying deserves to take its place as a modern American comedy classic right alongside such worthy counterparts as Groundhog Day and Idiocracy."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress "Flaccid rom-com uplift and cut-rate snark"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce C+ "Starts with a clever premise and raises the prospect of really biting satire, only to trail off into weakly sweet comedy that falls far short of its potential."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "A rare achievement for a romantic comedy -- bringing us to a closer and deeper sensitivity to the sharp edges of honesty and the ways in which deceptions can both heal and harm."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "The Invention of Lying feels a little too much like a wasted opportunity."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "a terribly unwieldy vehicle built on an inherently funny premise that just can't sustain what Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson eventually want to heap on it"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3.5/5 "While (The Invention of Lying) isn't perfect, it is certainly bold and bizarre enough to make it worth seeing as a swift, smart standout in a movie marketplace where so many comedies are gutless, brainless husks."   Redbox   James Rocchi "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2.5/4 "This high-concept comedy, about the first person to develop the ability to lie, is wildly uneven but features a few laughs, cameos galore, and an indictment of organized religion that would make Bill Maher proud."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito "Ultimately, the atheist gospel according to Ricky Gervais is too preachy for its own good."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy "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."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards 4.5/5 "...becomes dizzyingly hilarious, mixed with genuine sympathy, while an amusing and subversive element grows slowly, beginning as fascinating and then stumbling into inevitability."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery C+ "Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson...take the old adage 'if God didn't exist, man would have to invent him' and have their main character do just that. Unfortunately, the underpinnings of their conceit don't hold up very well..."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/4 "Its later digression in tone and reliance on formula are alternately incompatible and lesser than what comes before it."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "[T]rue uncomfortable brilliance... downright seditious... ask[s] probing questions about the lies that we, in our world, may be dealing with on a daily basis..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "A funny, cleverly-conceived, heartfelt expression of a point of view that is not nearly my own."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Watch Gervais' face as Mark uses his new ability to provide encouragement, and enjoy a comedy that may be about the invention of lying but knows how to tell the truth."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 2.5/4 "The Invention of Lying sets its sights high before settling for comfortable lovey-dovey convention."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 5/5 "A fairly sublime farce that takes a brilliantly simple conceit and spins it out in ways that are original, intelligent and incredibly funny."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3/5 "There are plenty of solid laughs along the way, but Gervais should have been much bolder with the idea."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 6/10 "It's a very, very funny premise - for about 20 minutes."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger  (1 - 30) of 30 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1