tonymurphylee Howie Blitzer is having some serious trouble dealing with the death of his mother. His father is never around and is constantly with other women and his only friend is Gary, another troubled kid who Howie is sexually attracted to and who leads him and a couple other misfits to houses to steal from. Eventually, Howie and Gary rob the house of a pederast named Big John(Brian Cox). Big John finds Howie and at first sees him as another teenager that he can fool around with. However, upon meeting Howie, he realizes that Howie doesn't needs a father figure more than he needs a sexual partner.There is one single flaw with the film. That is the ending. The film ends in heartless violence. It would have been better to end ambiguously. However, even that single flaw doesn't make me love the film any less. This is one of those films that is so honest, so pitch-perfect in the people it is depicting, so fearless in what it's willing to show, that, to me, it is almost required viewing.This film really spoke to me. I can really relate to it in a lot of ways because I had a terrible time back when I was fifteen since I had been bullied around and didn't really have anyone to talk to. I had experienced the loss of people I loved as well, and I dealt with those bad feelings for a while. I can really relate to the Howie character. I think we all, at one time or another, felt a little like Howie Blitzer. He's a great character. Despite his problems, he still is a good writer and he still appreciates art and the things that matter to him. The performances are remarkably natural and extraordinary, the cinematography is top-notch, the script is both hilarious and heartbreaking, and the whole film has such a strong sense of intensity and ferocity that it's really difficult to stop watching it once you start. It does everything a film is supposed to do. It's extremely entertaining, challenging, and bizarre. It's one of the best films of the 21st century.

Darren311 L.I.E. is a daring, splendidly acted, masterpiece. Brian Cox is a genius. Cox boldly takes on the role of Big John, a retired Marine and Vietnam vet, who just happens to have a love for teenage boys. Before seeing this movie I expected Big Johns character to be nothing less than a monster. I was pleasantly surprised. Big John shows us just how human a monster can be. After hunting down unlikely thief Howie Blitzer to the tune of "The Hurdy Gurdy Man," Big John takes the needy and curious teen under his wing. The unusual duo discover truths about themselves and each other that will alter the course of both their lives forever. A well-paced film, I was constantly eager to see what would happen next. Never crude or blatant for the sake of being shocking, L.I.E. creates a plausible story that doesn't need to rely on graphic material to get it's point across. L.I.E. definitely has a seat on my top ten list. This film tackles a subject seldom seen on the screen, and it pulls it off with class. Beautifully scripted, Big John is more than convincing as a retired Marine, caring father figure, and a human "monster," who just happens to have a love for teenage boys. See it today.

jdmotorcross15 L.I.E THE BEST MOVIE EVER. Hey I'm Joel from Toronto Ontario Canada I'm 18 and i was whouldring if any one know's Howie's E-mail because i want to Congratulat him on a really good movie it really reached me he is just like me and one day hopefully i can get a hold of him i seen the movie in 2001 and now it's 2007 it's really been a long time but the movie is still in my mind so if any one can help me out and get my e-mail to Howie that would be greatly aperhated THANK U SO MUCH CAN'T WAIT TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE Movie MY E-MAIL IS [email protected] plz send me back a messege thank u so much thanks agine bye for now.

Mister_Kick There are some things I like about this movie, but I dislike more things.The cinematography, score, and style is beautiful. It was shot using some sort of high-saturation film, that really produces a unique and stylish effect. I also would agree with most people on here that the acting in this movie is spot-on, mostly on Cox's part.But, then again, I could go on forever with all of the things about this movie that are unpleasant. It seems like this movie was made simply to push the limits. The story is pretty weak, and at some parts repulsive, even to me, and I consider myself very open-minded. The message is completely lost in the subject matter, and in the end, you don't really know what you should feel. Most of the characters, other than the leads, are paper-thin, seemingly there just to add comedic relief - that isn't funny.Overall, this movie starts off with some great potential, a good foundation, but it just kind of falls apart. I certainly wasn't touched by it, as I found the lead characters rather hard to connect with. In the end, this movie just disappoints.