Liar Liar (1997)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 53
Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 10
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Average Rating: 7.5/10
Critic Reviews: 17
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 2
No consensus yet.
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An attorney who tells the truth for 24 hours straight? This has got to be the movies! Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is a lawyer obsessed with his career, and he's devoted his life to bending the truth to his advantage. This habit has broken up his marriage to Audrey (Maura Tierney) and isn't doing much good for his relationship with his young son Max (Justin Cooper). Fletcher repeatedly promised Max that he'll be there for Max's eighth birthday party, but when an important assignment comes up at
Jun 1, 1997 Wide
Jan 20, 1998
Universal Pictures
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Cast
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Jim Carrey
Fletcher Reede -
Maura Tierney
Audrey Reede -
Jennifer Tilly
Samantha Cole -
Swoosie Kurtz
Dana Appleton -
Amanda Donohoe
Miranda -
Jason Bernard
Judge Marshall Stevens -
Anne Haney
Greta -
Justin Cooper
Max Reede -
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Skull -
Cary Elwes
Jerry -
Chip Mayer
Kenneth Falk -
Mitchell Ryan
Mr. Allen -
Krista Allen
Woman in the Elevator -
Benjamin Brown
Conference Room Attorne... -
Moon Jones
Jail Guard
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All Critics (54) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (10) | DVD (14)
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.
Top CriticPretty rudimentary, but it keeps Carrey's occasional over-exuberance in check and delivers likeable, effective, but decidedly mainstream comedy.
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.
...Liar Liar stands to make a liar out of those who predicted that Carrey's career was on the skids.
...Jim Carrey makes a wild and remarkable comeback to cheerfulness...
As Carrey's celebrated rubber does its patented act, the flick turns into a gyrational marathon -- mildly funny but seriously exhausting.
Carrey's mugging glosses over some tough issues.
A sickly soft-swirl confection of low laughs and smarmy sentiment...
A lot of fun, especially when Carrey reels off an entire lifetime's worth of driving offences to a nearby cop.
Carrey truly works his *** off to get a laugh.
A product that has nothing, zero, zip going for it besides the presence of its star.
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.
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.
Strong on premise, the film is short on plot.
While the ending is a little too syrupy for my taste, it is still a very funny film, mostly because of Carrey's antics.
The effect is surprisingly touching. No matter what you think of his humor, by gum, the man works hard.
Finds an amusing premise and beats the hell out of it, propelling it into one hysterically funny situation after another.
Carrey's willingness to do anything for a laugh, like pounding his head with a toilet seat, almost pays off.
...just hilarious enough to restore trust in the star's bankability.
Audience Reviews for Liar Liar
Super Reviewer
"Would I lie to you?"
Here's the thing with Liar Liar; it's just not funny. It's not and even everyone involved knows it isn't. When a concept comedy, like this should have been, is turned into an all out silly, gag fest; it undermines the genre. The concept isn't bad. A lawyer can't lie for a day because his son, whom he is constantly lying to, makes a wish that for one day he won't. It could lead to some funny court room scenes, but instead the movie rides on Jim Carey's Ace Ventura character's manifest. It's all too ridiculous to find funny.
I don't dislike Jim Carey. His form of comedy works in some movies, but I don't think this is one of them. Also, I believe Carey really can act if he throws the ridiculous demeanor aside and truly just acts, like in Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind. This movie really falls apart with me after we have to constantly see Carey's character screaming and twitching and God knows what else.
I wouldn't go as far as to say this is a terrible movie because it has good intentions, and good intentions are good. I just think it is badly judged and goes in the complete wrong direction from where it should have. Obviously a lot of people love this movie, and for what reason, I'll never know. Even for the Jim Carey comedies that are ridiculous, this one falls very, very low for me. Watch it if you must, but just know, it's no classic.
Super Reviewer
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- Fletcher Reede: You brought your kids to your divorce?
- Samantha Cole: Sympathy.
- Fletcher Reede: Well, it's working. I feel sorry for them already.
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- Jerry: I'm so crooked that I have to screw my pants on when I get dressed in the morning.
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- Fletcher Reede: Your honor, I object!
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- Fletcher Reede: STOP BREAKIN' THE LAW, ***HOLE!
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- Miranda: That was incredible! Was it good for you?
- Fletcher Reede: I've had better.
- Miranda: [angrily throws him out of office]
- Fletcher Reede: I've had BETTER?
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- Fletcher Reede: Hi. New in the building?
- Woman in the Elevator: Oh yeah, I just moved in Monday.
- Fletcher Reede: Oh! You like it so far?
- Woman in the Elevator: Mmmhmm. Everybody's been real nice.
- Fletcher Reede: Well, It's cause you have big jugs. I mean your boobs are huge! I mean, I wanna squeeze em'! OH! Mama! [smoochie noises]
- Woman in the Elevator: [smacks his head hard]
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