The Invention of Lying

Released: 2009
Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 100 minutes

The breakdown:  In this world, no one ever lies.  No matter how painful, no one can lie about anything...until one man tells a lie and things change forever for him.

This is where I fell in love with Ricky.  He's so smart and funny in this role I couldn't resist him. 
This movie is actually a big statement on religion wrapped up in a comedy format.  Ricky Gervais is a proud atheist so if you don't have an open mind, especially on your religious beliefs, you will not enjoy this movie.
I'm agnostic myself, leaning towards atheism all the time, so I loved this movie and thought it was very funny and thought-provoking.

Gervais plays a bit of a loser who's in love with Garner.  A woman who will never love him because she says he's fat and has bad genes for making ugly children.  He tries to be a good person, but out of circumstance he tells something to someone that just isn't true.  He realizes, and is the only one, that he can make stuff up that isn't true and tell people.  He tries it with cops, women, everyone, and he makes himself into a really wealthy and successful man.  Although, he can't lie to Garner because he really doesn't want her to love him unless she likes him for who he really is.

It's a fantastically fresh inventive movie that really entertains.

I give it a 5 out of 5 for being an unexpected gem.