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Oct 3, 2014 · Reese Witherspoon is the most famous star in the movie The Good Lie – but the real scene-stealers are her castmates. The drama, inspired by true events, recounts Sudan’s second civil war and...
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The website's critical consensus reads, "The Good Lie sacrifices real-life nuance in order to turn its true story into a Hollywood production, but the results still add up to a compelling, well-acted, and deeply moving drama."
Oct 3, 2014 · The biopic verges on B-movie exploitation as it features Gerard Butler as a reformed drug-abusing outlaw biker who becomes a missionary and pledges to defend the African orphans against guerrilla forces. The outcome isn’t exactly awful, but the movie’s biggest mistake is telling the wrong story about the wrong hero.
Oct 3, 2014 · The Good Lie: A Story of Survival and Hope. Jessica Toomer. 5 min read. This true story of Sudanese refugees known as the ‘Lost Boys’ is a testament to the strength of the human spirit that will tug on your heart strings. There’s an African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
- Jessica Toomer
Oct 5, 2014 · The Good Lie tells the story of a group of Sudanese refugees who come to the U.S., where Reese Witherspoon ‘s character assists them in finding employment and ends up helping them reunite with...
- Hilary Lewis
Oct 2, 2014 · A "good lie" is an untruth in which the justice of the outcome supersedes the wrong of having lied. Mamere learns the concept in an English class and applies it...
Go Behind the Scenes of the “Good Lie,” The True Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan Will Inspire You. By Lesli White. “The Good Lie” from the producers who brought you “The Blind Side” and...
