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Big Fat Liar (2002)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 90
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 51

Though there's nothing that offensive about Big Fat Liar, it is filled with Hollywood cliches and cartoonish slapstick, making it strictly for kids.

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 21
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 14

Though there's nothing that offensive about Big Fat Liar, it is filled with Hollywood cliches and cartoonish slapstick, making it strictly for kids.

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Average Rating: 2.9/5
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Movie Info

Former co-stars of the TV sitcom Head of the Class teamed up to write the story and script for this teen comedy. When junior high-school student Jason Shepherd (Frankie Muniz) realizes that his class paper has been ripped off and turned into a hit motion picture called "Big Fat Liar," he takes matters into his own hands. Along with his best friend, Kaylee (Amanda Bynes), Jason travels to Los Angeles, where he intends to confront Hollywood big shot Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti), the sleazy producer

PG, 1 hr. 28 min.

Comedy, Kids & Family

Dan Schneider

Sep 24, 2002

$47.8M

Universal Pictures

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All Critics (104) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (52) | DVD (17)

[A]n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the Disney comedies from the 60s.

February 11, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
Ebert & Roeper
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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.

February 11, 2002 Comment
ABCNEWS.COM
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Manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time.

February 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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A children's movie that's almost worth seeing even when not accompanied by a child.

February 8, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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Never pushes its pranks far enough to reach laugh-out-loud success and never gives its actors enough comedic support.

February 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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Becomes a progression of increasingly elaborate slapstick stunts, in the brutal, noisy Home Alone vein, in which the complexity of the pranks rarely yields a commensurate comic reward.

February 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
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Really likeable family comedy.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment (1)
Common Sense Media

...for a so-called comedy, there are few laughs to be had.

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Billed as a family film, only very young children will be able to dive into the story without banging their heads.

May 20, 2003 Comment
Palo Alto Weekly

...a well-meaning but brain-dead film...

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | Comment
Film Quips Online

Looks like a so-so TV movie that kept getting zeros put on its budget without the gags being added in equal measure.

January 30, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | Comment

A hilarious film for anyone who remembers lying as a kid -- and anyone who wants to see a movie that's just plain fun.

December 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat | Comment
Film Threat

The makers of Big Fat Liar understand kids. That alone earns it a place in the list of genuinely funny comedies for kids.

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Big Fat Liar

A good comedy, not great!

June 23, 2011
murphmann93
Bethany Murphy

Super Reviewer

I loved this as a kid, but now as I watch it again, it's not that good. It has it's moments though. The whole "blue" part with Paul Giamatti makes it hilarious.Grade: B-

January 23, 2011
CreedsDelight

Super Reviewer

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