While it never tops the explosive hilarity of its first 20 minutes, “The Invention of Lying” is a smartly written, nicely layered comedy that, like last year’s underappreciated “Ghost Town ...

In "The Invention of Lying," which he co-wrote and co-directed (with Matthew Robinson), he plays Mark Bellison, a polite, pudgy, low-level screenwriter who lives in an alternate world that, he ...

A man (Ricky Gervais) living in an alternate reality where “deceit, flattery and fiction” are unknown discovers the uses and pitfalls of untruths in the comedy/romance “The Invent… ...

In The Invention of Lying, Ricky Gervais plays Mark Bellison, who lives in a world where lying doesn’t exist. A world where even the simplest of pleasantries is a blunt, TMI-heavy exchange. A ...

A loser tells the world’s first lie. With Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner. Directors: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson (1:40). PG-13: Language. At area theaters. If you’re one of those… ...

Sam Urdank/Warner Bros. PicturesRicky Gervais is the world's first dishonest human in the new comedy "The Invention of Lying." "The Invention of Lying" Movie Review -- Imagine a parallel universe ...

In an alternate world where everyone tells the truth, a down-at-heel screenwriter named Mark Bellison (Gervais) stumbles across something amazing - if he lies, everyone believes him! He sets about ...

in "The Invention of Lying."Fib Factor: Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner go for true laughs ...

The Invention of Lying by: Josh Board. Posted: Oct 2, 2009 / 12:48 AM PDT. Updated: Mar 31, 2013 / 12:50 AM PDT. ... Mark heads to the bank, hoping to get some money to pay his rent.

Take time to appreciate it, because right now we're in the midst of a strong era for screen comedy, with filmmakers pushing limits, bending genres and using comedy to advance serious ideas. The ...

The Invention of Lying. Written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson; ... Once Mark discovers the power of his invention, he tries it out in various scenarios - bragging, ...