‘Lying’ around

Of course he plays a writer. In the new comedy out this Friday, The Invention of Lying from The Office and Extras creator Ricky Gervais, the comedian plays a writer living in an alternate reality where no one has ever uttered a single untruth. No tall-tales, no exaggerations, no distortions or fibs. And no lying by silence, either. Everyone in the film speaks their minds, airing every grievance and desire with complete honesty and no filter to catch the drivel. The cast is loaded with comedic talent from Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, and Rob Lowe, but there in the center is the star, our original liar, our writer, Ricky Gervais. But can this nifty new invention really get him what he wants? Or is the truth more rewarding than fiction? Rated PG-13.