The lying begins with the ad campaign. What this movie is REALLY about is the bible, and how it’s all a bunch of lies. You can’t really say that in the ads though. It won’t play in Peoria. Ultimately, Ricky Gervais and company’s subversive comedy gives-in to niceness and sentiment, and issues the proviso that sometimes lies, including things like the Bible, make people feel better and that’s not such a bad thing. It’s a passable comedy. It could be funnier, but it could be worse, too, and that’s excluding those religious viewers who might just be horribly offended.
Also, two movies asking questions about God in one weekend. (Re: A Serious Man) Is that a pattern? Is that meaningful in some way?
I had high expectations for this movie. I thought the premis was good. However, I felt that I really didn't need to hear all the internal dialogue that the "honest" characters seemed to have to share. Just because you tell the truth, does that mean you have no social filter? And yeah, what's with all the bible stuff? Could have been much funnier. I give it a middle-of-the-road thumb's up.
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