Invention of Lying product reviews

Ricky Gervais, of 'The Office' and 'Extras' fame has moved on to bigger and better things with his Film Directorial debut, 'The Invention of Lying'. The premise, that a world exists where everyone must tell the truth, until one man discovers how to lie, appealed to me. I did wonder why 'telling the truth' included blurting out things that no one even asked, like 'I've always hated you' and why it limited people to judging others based soley on external markers like appearance and wealth, but apparently lying and imagination are the same thing, because the 'film' industry can only produce movies about historical events and they can't even re-enact them, they have to get famous 'readers' to read scripts about them.

Thus, when our dear hero invents the possibility of lying, he also discovers creativity, and with it, writes an historical play about aliens, ninjas, and dinosaurs, all set in the 1300's and labelled 'The Black Plague', passing it off as genuine, undiscovered history.

By the end of the film, I was amused, intrigued, and completely out of popcorn (a sign that the movie was rather long). I think this one is worth a look if only because it makes you think about the things we take for granted and gives you a few good laughs along the way.