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To be honest, I'm rather amazed that this movie has such a low rating on this website. Of course, the whole concept sounded like a lame gimmick for yet another comedy starring Jim Carrey or, even worse, Eddie Murphy. However, the man behind this was Ricky Gervais and he managed to turn this ridiculous idea into an interesting reflection on human kind and also religion. Basically, Gervais seems to share my belief that religion is a (rather ridiculous) concept that many people need because they want some simple answers to some impossible questions like what is the meaning of life and what will happen when we die. Furthermore, we are always told that lying is very bad but this movie shows that lying is something that we can’t possibly live without and it was such a fascinating thought.They also managed to get an impressive supporting cast, even though most of them had just some cameos. Still, I have to admit that not everything worked though. For example, I didn't get why Ricky Gervais’s character was so crazy about Jennifer Garner's character who was eventually just a rather dull pretty face. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was maybe not a masterpiece, I really enjoyed the damned thing, it was really funny and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Ricky Gervais's work.
7/10
