The Invention of Lying 2009 Watch Free in HD

In a world where people speak the truth and have no concept ofdeception, a young man about to lose everything invents the 'lie' for personal gain. When every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune.

Genre:

Comedy, Fantasy

Actors:

Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Donna Sorbello, Stephanie March, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, ...»

Director:

Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson

Country:

United States

Release:

2009

IMDb:

6.4

Quality:

Duration:

100 min

Chicago Tribune

I think the first half hour would be almost impossible to sustain because it is so inspired.

October 05, 2009

Moviedex

The comedy is definitely there, but a heavy romantic focus drags it down in parts.

October 29, 2010

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TheMovieReport.com

Light and disposable entertainment to be sure, but that trademark dry Gervais wit keeps the proceedings engaging enough.

January 26, 2014

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At the Movies

It's bogged down in too many squishy romantic-comedy pieties.

October 05, 2009

EmanuelLevy.Com

The premise is clever but the film is not bold enough

June 29, 2011

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Slate

Despite the ambitious scope of its premise, this confounding, disappointing and, in the end, depressing movie is content to devote 80 percent of its screen time to wondering who gets to kiss the girl.

October 02, 2009

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American Profile

Gervais' satiric barbs on religion, beauty, disillusionment and the basic human need for hope aim for our comfort zones, and they all hit home.

September 29, 2011

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New Yorker

The last third of the movie is as bad as anything I've seen this year, with the laughs trailing off, and half of the supporting characters, the zestier ones, being airbrushed from the frame.

October 05, 2009

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Time Out

That a great comic idea does not necessarily make for a great screen comedy is the lesson for first-time writer-director-star Ricky Gervais as he comes unstuck.

October 04, 2009

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Quickflix

While there is nothing wrong with a comedy engaging in religious satire, neither Gervais nor Robinson seems willing to take on the topic thoughtfully.

October 27, 2010

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TheShiznit.co.uk

As mildly amusing as it can be in places, it still won't convince non-fans that Gervais can play anything other than the fool.

September 29, 2012

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Film.com

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.

November 22, 2009

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