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Liar Liar

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Liar Liar (1997)

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Reviews Counted:49

Fresh:41

Rotten:8

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: An unctuous, smooth-talking divorce attorney's propensity for propitious prevarication may wow the juries, but his five-year-old son Max wants an end to the lies. So when Dad blows off the boy's... An unctuous, smooth-talking divorce attorney's propensity for propitious prevarication may wow the juries, but his five-year-old son Max wants an end to the lies. So when Dad blows off the boy's birthday bash with yet another weak excuse, Max wishes his dad to spend a whole day incapable of lying. And lo and behold, the wish comes true, with hilariously disastrous results in the courtroom. [More]

Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz

Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Jason Bernard, Mitchell Ryan, Justin Cooper, Anne Haney, Cary Elwes

Director: Tom Shadyac

Director: Tom Shadyac
Producer: James D. Brubaker, Michael Bostick, Brian Grazer
Screenwriter: Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur
Composer: John Debney

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A lot of fun, especially when Carrey reels off an entire lifetime's worth of driving offences to a nearby cop.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
12/14/08
Channel 4 Film
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Pretty rudimentary, but it keeps Carrey's occasional over-exuberance in check and delivers likeable, effective, but decidedly mainstream comedy.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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...a reliably entertaining slice of comic nonsense.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Darren Bignell
Darren Bignell
Empire Magazine
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A sickly soft-swirl confection of low laughs and smarmy sentiment...

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment 2 Comments
12/14/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Close to an ideal jumping-off point for Carrey, who spends the better part of an hour grotesquely physicalizing his scummy lawyer's struggle with being obliged to utter cold, hard facts.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/21/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Carrey truly works his *** off to get a laugh.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
09/18/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A product that has nothing, zero, zip going for it besides the presence of its star.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

After a while, Jim Carey's character making a fool of himself is becoming annoying and the ultra-sentimental finale doesn't ring a little bit true.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/16/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Entregando-se com uma energia assustadoramente feroz ao personagem, Jim Carrey comprova mais uma vez seu dom para a comédia física e transforma O Mentiroso em um filme simplesmente hilário.

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07/28/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Strong on premise, the film is short on plot.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly

Like Robin Williams, Carrey has learned to do his side-splitting shtick in character. He's not only under control, but funnier than ever as the truth-impaired Fletcher Reede.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/26/03
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post

While the ending is a little too syrupy for my taste, it is still a very funny film, mostly because of Carrey's antics.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/16/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

...Liar Liar stands to make a liar out of those who predicted that Carrey's career was on the skids.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

The effect is surprisingly touching. No matter what you think of his humor, by gum, the man works hard.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Finds an amusing premise and beats the hell out of it, propelling it into one hysterically funny situation after another.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Carrey's willingness to do anything for a laugh, like pounding his head with a toilet seat, almost pays off.

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09/03/02
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Lawrence Journal-World

...Jim Carrey makes a wild and remarkable comeback to cheerfulness...

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Peter Stack
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle

...just hilarious enough to restore trust in the star's bankability.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

I have to admit that I generally don't like Jim Carrey but I thoroughly enjoyed Liar, Liar.

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts
 
 
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