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Liar Liar (1997) Rank 5 Reviews
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Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
It's a magnificent comic experience. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Serdar Yegulalp
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
artechock (Richard Oehmann)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
Empire (Darren Bignell)
It's worth hanging on for the spice of the closing credit outtakes, which effectively rounds off a reliably entertaining slice of comic nonsense. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Empire (Darren Bignell)
Empire Magazine (Darren Bignell)
...a reliably entertaining slice of comic nonsense. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Empire Magazine (Darren Bignell)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
... Liar Liar stands to make a liar out of those who predicted that Carrey's career was on the skids. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Jeff Strickler)
Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Carrey is not only under control, but funnier than ever. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Carrey's attempted self-immolation in a men's room, which weirdly recalls certain Fred Astaire routines, may be a small classic. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
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Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
One of the reasons Liar, Liar works so well is that Carrey gets to bounce off an excellent supporting cast. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Well into his tumultuous career, Mr. Carrey finally turns up in a straightforward comic vehicle, and the results are much wilder and funnier than this mundane material should have allowed. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)
The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Two little words: Jim Carrey. That's all it takes to transform Liar Liar from a formulaic Hollywood comedy into an uproarious one-man free-for-all. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Jim Carrey entertains himself mightily in Liar Liar, and his enthusiasm is infectious. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
What's best about this script is the premise: a lawyer who doesn't lie. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
This film is both too formulaic and too much a one-man vehicle to rate as a true masterpiece. But God strike me dead if I'm lying, this is one gut-busting funny movie. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
Carrey goes boldly where no funnyman has ventured before, and it's simply amazing to watch him do it. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Stack)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Palo Alto Online (Leonard Schwarz)
Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
One reason that Liar Liar is a difficult film to review lies in the simple reason that a funny-bone lies in the arm (or is that mind?) of the beholder. For comedy audiences and critics alike, there are two main schools of thought that allow us to gauge wh ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Carrey truly works his *** off to get a laugh. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Snack Bar (Adam J. Hakari)
Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Palo Alto Weekly (Leonard Schwarz)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
I am gradually developing a suspicion, or perhaps it is a fear, that Jim Carrey is growing on me. Am I becoming a fan? In Liar Liar he works tirelessly, inundating us with manic comic energy. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
allesfilm.com (Balazs Barnucz)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
THE WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEW
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
DVD Net (Martin Friedel)
Moviemaven's Haven
Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
One reason that Liar Liar is a difficult film to review lies in the simple reason that a funny-bone lies in the arm (or is that mind?) of the beholder. For comedy audiences and critics alike, there are two main schools of thought that allow us to gauge wh ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
He's (Carrey) an unruly commodity and, as such, compulsively watchable. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Awfully funny at times. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
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Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
For Liar Liar is marking time through the duller moments of exposition, wishing the film was as sharp overall as Carrey is himself. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Light Views, Reviews & Previews (John Larsen)
Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency - Diagnosis from the Examining Room
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The Boston Phoenix
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Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Dr. Daniel's Movie Emergency
Edwin Jahiel
A little Jim Carrey goes a long way. A lot of Jim Carrey goes a little way. Even just 87 minutes of him. Still, "Liar Liar" has a watcher-friendly , funny premise. I suspect that it is a retread of "Nothing but the Truth," a 1941 Bob Hope vehicle in ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Edwin Jahiel
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Carrey is forced to confine his antics to the needs of Liar Liar's unimaginative screenplay, and the results are mixed. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
A laugh a minute? Liar Liar Jim Carrey's forced truthfulness means a lot of mildly funny facial gyrations. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
While watching Liar Liar, it occurred to me that the chief problem with this film is that it has a script. If Jim Carrey had been unleashed without such silly, incidental constraints as plot and dialogue, who knows where things might have gone? As it is, ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
Newsweek (Jeff Giles)
Once Fletcher starts telling the truth against his will, the movie delivers some perfect laughs. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Newsweek (Jeff Giles)
The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
For those who like Carrey and are waiting for a film they can honestly say they enjoyed through and through, this ain't it. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Box Office Magazine
Starring Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Cary Elwes and Justin Cooper. Directed by Tom Shadyac. Written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. Produced by Brian Grazer. A Universal release. Comedy. Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Box Office Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
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Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Essentially, the actor is miscast here. Unlike [Robin] Williams, he isn't good with children. In fact, you don't even sense that he likes his child co-star. There's no apparent rapport. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
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TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
A sickly soft-swirl confection of low laughs and smarmy sentiment. ...read the complete Liar Liar movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
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by darin on May 08, 2009 North Salt Lake, Utah
You have to love the humor of someone that cant tell a lie. They probably thought that this was such a successful show that they wanted more of the success and created the movie that Jim was in the last year where he had to say yes to everything. The out ...
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