Truth And Lies - Jake Searson

In a world where you can only tell the truth this guy can lie

Advantages: Very funny, entertaining and different plot
Disadvantages: Very similar style to Ghost Town, loses the comedy towards the end

Mark Bellison lives a lonely and dull life with no friends, no beautiful girl on his arm and all his work colleagues hate him. All he dreams of is finding his true love and getting a promotion at his film publication company. But in a world where lying doesn't exist and where people can only be completely honest, Mark finds himself constantly being knocked down. But when he is fired and then faces the possibility of losing his home too, Mark's brain somehow manages to create the lie. Being the only person in the world who can now be dishonest, Mark sees his gift as a huge advantage and uses it to his benefit making himself the most famous man on the planet, where everyone believes every single word he says. Through the lie, Mark manages to get everything he ever wanted - the job, the money, the big house, the fame - everything expect ...

frankiefromings13 08.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Invention Of Lying (DVD)

Lies

Advantages: Real, suspense
Disadvantages: None

Body of Lies is a 2008 film, directed by Ridley Scott and staring Leonardo DeCaprio and Russel Crowe. It is a spy movie and centres around a CIA agent who goes on the hunt of a high ranking terrorist. It's definitely a good but not one that I would say you can really enjoy, I think rather, it teaches you about the atrocities of war and brings them to the forefront of modern civilisation and tries to show you the real face of war. DiCaprio is the CIA agent who travels to Jordan and other places in the middle East. He is undercover and is always flying from one country to another to stay one step ahead of developments. I think Leo was very good in this movie. I would like his performance to that in Blood Diamond which I also though was very good. In a way, he plays a similar character, a person who is very good at adapting to his place ...

Spottydog11 12.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Body Of Lies (DVD)

A little white lie...

Advantages: A clever film
Disadvantages: Not as funny as I'd hoped, lack of chemistry, weird product placement?

NOTE: This is a film only review. After missing Ricky Gervais' first major film, Ghost Town, I decided straightaway when I saw the trailer for this film that I would not miss his second - The Invention of Lying. Plot The basic premise of the film is, according to most things I read prior to seeing it, about an alternative world where the concept of lying does not exist. Everyone tells the truth. All the time. I don't entirely agree with this. It's true that the concept of lying does not exist. But the people in this world go further than telling the truth, they actively say what they are thinking, often with humorous consequences (for us anyway). The film follows Mark Bellison, described from the outset as one of life's losers, who suddenly discovers the ability to lie, something which ultimately turns his life ...

lora44 07.10.2009 · Read full review
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