I know there are individuals who, to boost their low self-esteem, invent aspects of their lives to impress others. Some do so to make financial or other gains as well as boosting their social profile. This movie got my interest because a man became involved with a close relative some years back and he was given to making statements that boosted his own profile. To say he was an inadequate fantasist would be an understatement because his claims, once closely examined, easily fell apart. Claims such as playing rugby at the county level, being an expert guitarist, having owned and ridden large expensive motorcycles in a biker gang, etc. None of these claims were true but you get the basic drift and in and of themselves such claims can be dismissed. It is the fallout for others involved and that such claims tend to be the tip of the iceberg. Discovering he had walked out on two previous marriages and that even his parents had come to disown him did come as a shock when we eventually found out as was the trail of debt and misery he left in his wake. The odd thing was discovering that his father had fought as a pilot in the second world war and was a genuine hero. That was the one unexpected outcome as well as discovering his parents were lovely people.
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