While this does not quite living up to its ambitious premise, I'd watch Ricky Gervais read the phone book (at least through Adams--after that it gets a bit redundant). Actually, I could listen to him laugh all day, a predilection I know is not shared by all. Believe it or not, the highlight here for me was him showing off serious acting chops in a scene with his dying mother. Who knew?
Okay, right, the plot: Gervais' character discovers the ability to lie--the first and only person in the world to do so. So, anything he says, no matter how preposterous, has to be believed. Imagine the possibilities. And he does, until it all goes astray, yada yada, you know the deal.
Here's a question I had, though: because no one lies, everyone is brutally honest with one another. For example, if someone is fat and ugly, you simply tell them they are fat and ugly; doing otherwise would be dishonest. But why do you have to say anything at all? Is not expressing every thought that pops into your head a lie? It makes for a funnier movie, of course, but what do you think?
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