The Invention of Lying Review
This high-concept comedy, about the first person to develop the ability to lie, is wildly uneven but features a few laughs, cameos galore, and an indictment of organized religion that would make Bill Maher proud.
This high-concept comedy, about the first person to develop the ability to lie, is wildly uneven but features a few laughs, cameos galore, and an indictment of organized religion that would make Bill Maher proud.
A notable cast, a respected director “• and a complete waste of time.
The undead live on in this broad, crowd-pleasing – and gleefully gory – comedy about the inevitable "zombie apocalypse".
An unexpected and welcome surprise for both horror and sci-fi fans: a taut, creepy, action-filled ride that rations its plot developments to maximum effect.
Audrey Tautou does her best to portray Coco Chanel as a thoroughly boring and cold woman. She succeeds and everyone loses.
Like the titular avatars in this graphic novel adaptation, "Surrogates" is a rote whodunit masquerading as a techno-thriller.
Drew Barrymore has left her fingerprints all over the film, which means you’ll want to hug it and smack it simultaneously.
Michael Moore is up to his old tricks and whether you like his latest will depend solely on your politics.
Playful adaptation from Steven Soderbergh features Matt Damon, 30 pounds heavier, whose beautifully nuanced take on wide-eyed naiveté saves this otherwise pointless goof.
If Luis Bunuel directed an unholy union of "Scenes from a Marriage" and "Friday the 13th", the resulting beast would bare some resemblance to Lars von Trier’s "Antichrist".
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |