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Jakob the Liar (1999) Movie Reviews
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Variety (Todd McCarthy)
A markedly better picture than Roberto Benigni's far more sentimental Oscar collector....read the complete Jakob the Liar (1999) review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
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Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Deserves a place alongside "Life Is Beautiful" and, yes, even "Schindler's...read the complete Jakob the Liar (1999) review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
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Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
But the best thing about Jakob the Liar is that it's not "Patch Adams at...read the complete Jakob the Liar (1999) review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
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Reel.com (Jeffrey Wachs)
Liar is set inside the infamous Polish ghetto of Lodz, a claustrophobic and decrepit district surrounded by barbed-wire fences and Nazi guard towers. Robin Williams is Jakob, an embittered and irreligious man who has survived only by obeying the Germans...read the complete Jakob the Liar (1999) review at Reel.com (Jeffrey Wachs)
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LA Weekly (John Patterson)
Just avoid this ghastly, insulting farrago at all costs....read the complete Jakob the Liar (1999) review at LA Weekly (John Patterson)
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