An English professor once told me that the hardships and travails with which you and I wrestle never rise to the height of tragedy, no matter their extremes or intensity. True tragedy only occurs, he said, when immense calamities befall exceptional individuals. Tell that to the ordinary shlub beset by unrelenting heartbreak in the Coen [...]

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The Invention of Lying is a small comedy with big things on its mind. A modern morality fable, at its core beats an almost Capra-esque heart. The premise of the film is both original and beguiling, but its reach exceeds its grasp and unfortunately, it fizzles in the end, falling far short of its lofty [...]

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