comment #1

YRG says ...

I hate the idea that not being able to lie means you lose any discretion about what is appropriate to say and what is not. Is it lying to say that you don't want to say how you are doing because your answer would not be respectful or polite? And does a world where honesty reign mean that people believe everything you say? The logical flaws in this movie will make many of the jokes one note. Five minutes will be too long to spend in this world. And what does the main character learn in the end? A white lie is okay but don't overdo it? Just be yourself? Seems like an easy paycheck for Gervais.

comment #2

BurmaShave says ...

My only hope is that Gervais actually wrote this. Though the original title was much more charming.

comment #3

Bix B-Roll says ...

Having seen a rough cut of this movie at a test screening not long ago, there is significantly more to the fundamental premise than they're allowing in the advertisements so far. In fact, the film eventually settles into a really subversive, challenging idea, which I'm not surprised to see them trying to obscure in the trailer.

The movie is perhaps a little more like Groundhog Day, in that the premise of its "world" is just the starting point. The problem, at least in the version I saw, was that the movie came so close to genuine, remember-it-forever greatness that when it failed to fully live up to its own ambitions, it registered as much more disappointing than if it had played everything more safe. Much better movie this way, tons to think and talk about, but also more of a let down in the end.

It's still very, very funny, and Gervais proves without a doubt that he can hold a movie together.

Anyway, bottom line, it's a very good movie, and these trailers don't do it justice.

comment #4

Phatang! says ...

Wow! You hope he wrote it, and I hope he didn't (he did). What has happened to my hero? Jeff's being kind calling this OTN (as John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion dubbed it). It's more like a hammer to the head.

Also, Ricky lost the right to make fat jokes about himself when he started making those mean spirited fat jokes in his stand up act. I mean, is it cute to be fat, or deserving of scorn, Ricky?

comment #5

DeeZee says ...

This just seems like his last movie, except he's lying on his own accord, instead of some ghosts' accord. Why does he keep getting work? He's a poor man's Nathan Lane.

comment #6

joefilm1 says ...

any film with such aggressive stunt-casting can't be that great.

comment #7

Dazza says ...

On the writing and directing front, the guy hasn't failed to deliver excellence. Not yet at least. Will definitely give him the benefit of doubt.

comment #8

erniesouchak says ...

This looks a lot more interesting than "Ghost Town."

comment #9

BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey says ...

The script is supposedly excellent, and The Office and Extras are both brilliant.

"A poor man's Nathan Lane" made me laugh. And stunt-casting? Surely if all those talented comedic performers are ready to accept bit-parts in his film, it shows how respected he is within the comedy world?

comment #10

Steven Kar says ...

Bix:

I've liked almost everything Gervais has done since he became famous but the trailer for his new movie has me worried. I was glad when you said that there was more to the movie than what was used in the trailer. At least I can keep on looking forward to it.

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