Lie to Me

2009

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8| 0h30m| TV-14| en| More Info
Released: 21 January 2009 Canceled
Producted By: 20th Century Fox Television
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.fox.com/lietome/
Synopsis

The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.

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ShangLuda Admirable film.
Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Zeeshan Mahmud I think it is fair to say Lightman plays God. However the real people on godmode are the brilliant creators, producers, writers and creative minds behind this show.I immediately got hooked from the pilot's prologue of the phenomenal marriage between anthropology and forensic lie detection. It only got better from then on.Before I pour odes on Lightman's quirkiness who happens to be a 'walking question mark' I have to laud Kelli Williams' portrayal of Dr. Foster. She sure comes out to be a clear winner - silently- of a soft spoken sage with African reginal wisdom and compassion in an absolutely empowering and strong character. Perfect foil to Lightman's eccentricity and to keep him grounded. In fact, the script reads off your mouth and inner thoughts when at one point Emily blurts out how she loved her company even more than her own mom's.Speaking of which, it has a lot of psychological and emotional dynamics and sub-layers and drama. Lightman reminds me of Spader's character in Boston Legal and it does have a Boston Legal vibe all over it- which I LOVE by the way having long run out of options and fuel after exhausting each and every episode of the latter.So it was godsend in a way and saved my life. I don't watch TV or TV series but some shows like this one and Prison Break forces me to be on marathon.And in fact Kelli Williams was also in the The Practice - pre-cursor to Boston Legal. It is a bit like a detective template with law firm office vibes. And just like Boston Legal it doesn't shy away from taking bold strides and making bold statements.Interracial dating, Muslims are terrorist as well as plight of father having seen his Islamic son get slaughtered, Korean culture, holding police or fire fighter's responsible ... in fact just like any creative endeavors the producers tell hard facts as it is and doesn't shy away to sugarcoat it in a PC-laden culture and goes hard from an omniscient narrative sparing no one.In fact, just like some "god-like" characters take neutral point of view akin to comedians- again going back to Spader's unscrupulous characters be it Alan Shore or Reddington, Jim Carrey's Mask, Deadpool, the caller from Phonebooth, Jigsaw, Hannibal Lecter, the Joker... all these are transcendent of mortal views of ethics in their human form of game.I mean for God's sakes, Lightman lies as he pleases, bends rules and laws, outright and blatantly deceives, fakes news to set people up... almost as if he can transgress any boundaries simply to the carte blanche of his mastery of his game.It borderlines ego- almost as if that of a sociopath- but it is more of a restrained form of narcissism developed from years and years of research in the jungle and cultivation of his talent to a form of supernatural genius which he again and again tries to drill and inculcate in his protege's head - Ria Torres- that talent without perspiration is a genius well lost.I could go at lengths about the mentor-protege dynamics, the touch on his parental obligation, Loker's lack of internal filter and what not as a nice capstone, but it would be one long essay.Tout court, if you love intellectual, character driven dramas that faces tough challenging question marks of the modern zeitgeist, then this show is for you.
david-smojver I was able to get through 5 episodes. However, it is obvious that this is "Hail Merica" type of show, that is focused on terrorism, and justifying the war in Iraq, and Afghanistan. It is one of the worst shows ever, which is trying to convince us that USA is the best country in the world, and how it is fighting just wars. Something only deluded mericans would believe, while the rest of the world sees them as they are. Stupefied, self-centered idiots, which was the focus group for this show to begin with. Anyone with a bit of critical thought, and ability to use their brain will see through all the brainwashing clichés of this show. I advise against this peace of total horse manure.
Silfiriel It seemed really fun at the beginning, the first 3-4 episodes, and than it quickly turns into a crime procedural show.The acting also gets worse by the episode, once you realize how shallow the show is. Maybe there's some real science behind it all, but come on, what happens if someone just doesn't admit the crime? Basically these people are human lie detectors, and mind you one of them is a 'natural', born with the ability to tell if someone is lying, or acquired that ability naturally, without studying. Anyhow, the show goes a steep way down from interesting to boring and predictable in the first four episodes.
whoopsitsmee A 15 out of 10 would be less for this series, want Lie to me back again and should run for 50 more years. The most amazing television series i have ever seen.The series has been well led by Dr. Cal from the front, the other characters, be it Jillian Foster, mean Dr. Jillian Foster (pun intended) brings a freshness to Cal's character and i mean freshness in the wrong sense ;-)), other characters like Torres and Loker fits the bill perfectly complimenting Cal's character.Imagine, life with Lie to Me.. pretty boring, I am just in so much of awe with Dr. Lightman's character and yes, he is a lot like me... ;-))This series should go on and on for at least the next 15 yrs.

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