A fitfully amusing romp that, if nothing else, will appeal to fans of Malcolm in the Middle and its pubescent star, Frankie Muniz.
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06/11/02
Big Fat Liar (2002)
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Reviews Counted:88
Fresh:38
Rotten:50
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: Though there's nothing that offensive about Big Fat Liar, it is filled with Hollywood cliches and cartoonish slapstick, making it strictly for kids.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: An eighth grader named Jason (Frankie Muniz from MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE) presents elaborate excuses for never completing his class assignments. Finally his teacher catches him in one of his worst... [More]
Starring: Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, Paul Giamatti, Isaiah Washington
Director: Shawn Levy
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12/15/03
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07/11/02
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05/02/02
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12/15/03
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02/09/06
Top CriticIt's crafty, energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old Ferris Bueller.
07/16/02
Home Alone goes Hollywood, a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even Steven Spielberg would know how to do. Besides, real movie producers aren't this nice.
02/11/02
It sends a very clear message to young viewers: it's okay to get revenge against someone you don't like.
02/07/02
An infinitely wittier version of the Home Alone formula.
02/09/02
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03/04/02
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02/21/04
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03/10/03
Where there's dumb and dumber, there's invariably dumbest, a case in point being Big Fat Liar.
02/08/02
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03/24/02
Top CriticGiamatti's gift for neurotic mayhem lifts Big Fat Liar out of the realm of factory-produced children's pictures that preach various life lessons.
02/08/02
Any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script, though with the same number of continuity errors.
02/08/02
The movie's charm is that it has confidence in this goofy story and doesn't push it too hard.
02/08/02
Top CriticLatest News for Big Fat Liar
January 31, 2006:
Levy's "Museum" Hires a Few New Staff Members
Zap2it.com reports that British funnyman Ricky Gervais has signed on to appear in Shawn Levy's big-budget, high-concept adventure comedy "Night at the Museum." And to... More...
October 07, 2005:
Sommers Out, Levy In on "Museum"
Since Stephen ("The Mummy") Sommers will be helming the "When Worlds Collide" remake for Paramount, Fox needed someone to step in on their... More...
January 07, 2002:
Muniz, the young star of TV's Malcolm in the Middle, is stuck in the middle again, this time as a student whose class paper has been stolen by a Hollywood producer. 
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