Uninvent this Lying Shit: and other reviews
review of The Invention of Lying and quick reviews of other movies that I just saw.
The Invention of Lying
Is uninvent aword? Because someone needs to uninvent this piece of shit. First off, the title is misleading. It's not that people in this movie have to tell the truth, it's more that they have to speak their mind, all of the time. Just because you can't lie doesn't mean you have to go up to everyone and tell them what you think about them. And, That's exactly what they do in this movie. Someone says, "hello," and the other person says, "you're fat and a loser." That's not telling the truth, that's just being an asshole. The person didn't ask what the other person thought of them, thus forcing them to answer with the truth. They just blurted it out. The movie should have been called, The Invention of Not Having to Say Everything That Pops into Your Fucking Mind.
Secondly, the movie was also very slow. I sat there and waited for the funny to start coming but it never really did. Every time that I thought, 'OK here we go, the set-up is over. Now comes the jokes," it didn't happen. There was just too much going on in the movie. He learns how to lie, and uses it to get money. Then uses it to get women. Then to help people. Then to succeed at work. Then he accidentally invents religion. You're probably thinking how can a movie with so much going on be slow. Well it was, because every time a new plot story came up, it was like the beginning of a movie; slow, due to introducing new characters, themes,and so on. They probably would've been better off just sticking to one story, so they could have spent more time on the humor.
I did like a couple of things. I enjoyed that religion didn't exist in this fantasy world, until someone learned how to lie. Insinuating that, religion is based on lies.
It also had a bunch of great cameos, including Philip Seymour Hoffman as a bartender, Ed Norton as a cop, and Jason Bateman as a doctor. It took me a few glances to actually tell that is was Ed Norton, but it is.
I give it 2 Brad Asses out of a possible 5 Brad Asses.
Which is sad, because a movie that includes Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Louis C.K., Jonah Hill, Jeffery Tambor, and the cameos I listed above should've been hilarious.
Here are some more quick ones.
Zombieland - Kid from Adventure Land decided to stay late at the theme park, and pull a double-shift.
Fun movie: 3.5 Brad Asses
Whip It - Not a documentary on Devo?
Not as fun: 2.5 Brad Asses
It Might Get Loud - You don't have to be a musician or an artist to enjoy this documentary on how three of the greatest guitar players find insipiration. I bet you didn't know that the reason Jimmy Page started playing the guitar is because when he moved as a kid there was a guitar just sitting in his new empty house. Nothing else was there, just a guitar
Really interesting: 4.25 Brad Asses
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - Sometimes I like to watch shitty movies because I really enjoy getting into arguments with my friends about why I watched it. Then try and defend it as a good movie, even though I know it's shit.
Not as bad as I expected: Negative 200 Brad Asses
Deadgirl - If a sex-robot is a sci-fi nerd's fantasy, then what is a horror nerd's fantasy? This movie answers that question.
Fucking Bizarre: 3.14 Brad Asses (Ha, the amount of Brad Asses I gave it is equal to Pi. How bout that nerds?)
Posted by Brad Ass at 10/9/2009 11:21 AM 
Categories: Movies
Tags: ed norton Tina Fey ghosts of girlfreinds past deadgirl jason bateman Jeffery Tambor ricky gervais Jonah Hill philip seymour hoffman whip it Louis C.K. jimmy page invention of lying it might get loud zombieland
Categories: Movies
Tags: ed norton Tina Fey ghosts of girlfreinds past deadgirl jason bateman Jeffery Tambor ricky gervais Jonah Hill philip seymour hoffman whip it Louis C.K. jimmy page invention of lying it might get loud zombieland
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