Does Ricky Gervais' latest film deserve a bigger audience on DVD?
After all, a good degree of the reaction to the film holds true.
Its far from your conventional romantic comedy, for starters.
Of course, at first you get the film that the trailer sold you.
You get an anti-romantic comedy set in a world where the lie hasnt been invented.
More than that, though: people go round calmly telling other people the truth.
Until Gervais character has a thought.
For the clear subtext is religion, and its a brave move that the film takes.
Its not always a comfortable one.
I cant help thinking that the first half ofThe Invention Of Lyingremains the tightest.
Yet, its firmly recommended.
It splits people a lot, but it splits them for good reason.
And in a Hollywood whereBig Mommas House3 has just been commissioned, Im simply glad that someones still trying.
The Extras
No commentary track here, but some diverting extras nonetheless.
The corpsing track is very funny, showcasing the Gervais cackle at inappropriate moments to great effect.
Its a solid pack of extras, even if a commentary track would have been very, very welcome.
The Film:
Rating:
4 out of 5
