Ryan Pinkston does well as Sam, someone who can be superficial but is really just an average kid trying to be more. Kate Mara was charming as Annie, the one student shown in the school who seems genuine and doesn’t let other people do her thinking for her. She has a strong presence is actually much prettier than the supposed ‘hottest girl in school’, Vicki. John Carroll Lynch and Cynthia Stephenson were both hilarious as Sam’s parents even before the lies start taking over. They are very overprotective of Sam. They treat him like a child which proves to be very frustrating to him. Their language seems very goofy, the only thing is that they are being completely serious.

The differences between the initial world and the created world that is really more of an illusion than anything else is shown well. Certain things could have been better such as showing who everyone really is rather than just Sam and Annie. We don’t really get to see the others as genuine people with complex emotions and different pasts. Since most of the film is in a world where if we were shown this it would just have been a lie that Sam told, it is excuseable.

The language is tame and the main display of sexuality is from girls who throw themselves at Sam when his lies begin coming true.

Now it is important to remember that this is a teen comedy and no revolutions are made here. There is a definite level of cheesiness but it is justified. Most of the film is taking place in an alternate world basically. All of the circumstances, people, and their actions are meant to be very out of the ordinary. So all of the craziness no matter how out of the place or random it may seem is that way to prove a point; this is not a natural reality. Although the plot in general doesn’t produce anything very shocking there are some specific surprising moments. One in particular is how open Mrs. Moran is with her overwhelming sexual attraction and possessiveness towards Sam. Another instance of this is when revenge is taken against him. It was really only one step away from ending like a violent and brutal horror film. I don’t mean to confuse anyone by that though, as this is a very funny pure comedy that shows how fake an environment we would have if lies created a fictional truth.