‘The Invention of Lying’ is great, and that’s the truth (Movie review)

Sort of like “Idiocracy” or that Mel Gibson picture where he could read women’s minds, “The Invention of Lying” (now on DVD) posits an alternate reality and then has fun exploring it with a series of “What would you do here?” situations. This Ricky Gervais vehicle (the likable, lumpy Brit stars and also co-wrote and co-directed) asks