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"Be young. Be free. Be somebody."
- Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Gervais/Merchant
- Subtitled | Widescreen | Duration: 105 Mins
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Overview:
The Invention of Lying - the first directorial effort from Ricky Gervais - was a critical and commercial flop, a disappointment partly attributable to a screenplay that needed at least a couple more journeys through the word processor. For his second effort, Gervais has wisely taken on both screenwriting and directing duties alongside his long-time collaborator (and co-creator of The Office) Stephen Merchant. Set in a nicely re-created Reading of the 1970s, it features a trio of young friends (played by relative unknowns Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes and Jack Doolan) all on the brink of their first jobs (selling door-to-door insurance), first loves and, at some point, preferably getting the hell out of town. The result is a slickly charming, sweet-natured English take on American coming-of-age movies like American Graffiti. It's deftly written, unobtrusively directed and nicely acted, indicating Gervais (along with Merchant) does have a future as a film director after all.
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