The Invention of Lying: NBA Truisms

Last night, I had the chance to catch a movie I knew nothing about, and even though I was going in blind, I had a good feeling. Generally, when you see a movie without expectations, there’s a good chance you’re going to leave the theater impressed with at least some aspect of the movie you just saw. The only exception to this rule, naturally, involves Tyler Perry. “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” was not impressive at all and that’s a Wednesday afternoon that I’ll never get back.

In any case, I saw “The Invention of Lying” knowing only that Ricky Gervais wrote it, that he’s British and well-respected within comedy circles, and that British people and Canadian people are typically hilarious. That was my only pretense. And sure enough, I was in for a fun surprise.