I don’t usually post spoilers, but it’s hard to spoil a movie with an opening scene such as this:
“Hi. You’re early. I was just masturbating.”
“That makes me think of your vagina. I’m Mark, how are you?”
“A little frustrated at the moment. Also equally depressed and pessimistic about our date tonight. I’m Anna.”
“I hope this date ends in sex.”
“Not me. I don’t find you attractive. Come on in. I need to finish getting ready. While doing that I might realize I’m still horny and try to finish masturbating.”
How could a movie with such delightful repartee as this possibly fail? Easy, just add boring dialogue, uninteresting and virtually immutable characters, sizable plot holes, a predictable ending with zero emotional appeal, and you have “The Invention of Lying.”
In case the above attributes were not enough to ruin a potentially interesting plot, the film confuses honesty with gullibility, making a world of truth into one of stupidity. As my friend Ben pointed out, everyone telling the truth does not guarantee accuracy, thus the world would still have to exercise discernment. But discernment is not high on the list of this film’s creator’s skillset.
The film also openly attacks the Christian faith in general and belief in God in particular. One character puts it the most clearly when he says,
“I say F**K the Man In The Sky!”
Wow, what a thought-provoking script! Not.
In summary, this film is a complete piece of trash. It sucks in virtually every way that a film can suck.
