The Invention of Lying
Cámara:
Tim SuhrstedtMúsica:
Tim AtackReparto:
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Rob Lowe, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hodgman, Louis C.K., Stephanie March (más)Streaming (1)
Sinopsis(1)
La acción transcurre en otra realidad, donde no existe la mentira, ni siquiera como concepto. Todos, desde los políticos, pasando por el hombre y la mujer de la calle, hasta los publicistas, dicen la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad, sin pensar en las consecuencias. De pronto, un perdedor nato llamado Mark Bellison desarrolla la capacidad de mentir, y no tarda en descubrir que la falta de sinceridad tiene grandes ventajas. En una sociedad donde cada palabra es una verdad absoluta, Mark no tiene problemas en trepar hacia la fama y la fortuna inventándose historias. Pero ya se sabe que las mentiras corren como la pólvora, y las de Mark empiezan a tomar un cariz preocupante porque todos se las creen a pies juntillas. El mundo está pendiente de lo que dice. Sin embargo, sus mentiras no convencen a una persona: la mujer a la que ama. (Universal Pictures España)
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Apart from it being a pretty good idea I don't see many positives here unfortunately. Ricky Gervais is definitely not one of my favorite actors and I often find him quite unappealing. He doesn't fit the lead role for me at all. And since this film is based mainly on him, there was nothing here that made a good impression on me. Not to mention the half-baked situations, which the filmmakers definitely should have managed. 1.5 stars.
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Most of the comments claim that the film is significantly better in its first half and then falls into helplessness. I see it exactly the opposite way, the first third of the film tries to be a comedy and squeezes out actually the only decent idea (of course not original) about a world that does not know lies and pretense. But the joke is often barren and belongs more to the depicted world is unfinished, I remember how many weeks, even months, it took Monty Python to write Life of Brian, whereas here the screenwriter didn't try that hard. In the second third, when our hero learns to lie, the film rises to higher levels, because after the first lie, what else is born but religion? On the other hand, even here, the potential is much greater than the creators could achieve. It's like if you inherited a million dollars and had fun throwing the banknotes into the canal. While the comedic aspect doesn't work, at least not as one would expect, the film is much stronger in terms of romance. That storyline escalates in the last third and although it is not about discovering brand new concepts, I can say that the romantic storyline completely stood out for me, even though I can imagine a better actress than the overall average Jennifer Garner. In general, the more serious the tone this film chooses during its runtime, the better it works. Overall impression: 55%.
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I give it four stars, and I like giving them. The Invention of Lying is an atypical romantic comedy that is smart, funny and touching at the same time. Ricky Gervais proves that when it comes to the driest possible humor, he has no competition. But he surprised me with the way he handled dramatic positions (the scene with the mother). The film should be taken as a kind of message, a journey into the strange human soul living in a strange world of truth, and as a humorous subject for healthy reflection. Then it works great.__P.S. If you liked Gervais' Ghost Town, don't hesitate for even a second.__P.P.S. If you didn't like Ghost Town, then hesitate... But give The Invention of Lying a chance anyway. You may be pleasantly surprised. I'm not lying.
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