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Genre : Drama Release Date : November 18, 2011 MPAA Rating : -Duration : -Production Budget : -Studio : Screen Media Official Site : http://www.theliemovie.com/ Reviews Rate :
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there's a comic absurdity to Boyle's premise that Leonard mostly fails to exploit
Review rate : B
by Scott Tobias [AV Club ]
the short story ends in a streak offstag
by Michelle Orange [Movieline ]
the movie is very funny at times but it's never outlandish
by Matt Singer [IFC.com ]
solid and unassuming cinematography from Benjamin Kasulke benefits the performers by mostly staying out of their way
by Ray Greene [Boxoffice Magazine ]
shows more promise handling the pic's physical assembly, which demonstrates a modest, breezy feel for mixing up visual and aural textures
by Dennis Harvey [Variety ]
mean zilch to young viewers imprisoned by debt and career anxiety
by Nick Pinkerton [Village Voice ]
makes the other ones seem paltry by comparison
by David Fear [Time Out New York ]
it doesn't try too hard, but what "The Lie" is working at, in its unassuming, amusing way, is a mini-portrait of growing pains in a time of extended adolescence
by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News ]
isn't as funny as an all-out black farce might have been, but it�s a richer film experience
Review rate : B+
by Eric D. Snider [Film.com ]
good enough to almost overlook a so-so ending
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]
combines subdued black comedy with a fresh take on familiar compromise-vs.-idealism angst
by John DeFore [Hollywood Reporter ]
beautifully acted and emotionally resonant
by Jeannette Catsoulis [New York Times ]
by David Fear [Time Out New York ]
by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News ]
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post ]
