Review of The Invention of Lying (2009) by Dennisw — 02 Oct 2009

Worst movie I have seen in a long time - we walked out the theatre.

This review of The Invention of Lying (2009) was written by Dennisw on 02 October 2009.

The Invention of Lying has generally received mixed reviews.

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