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Liar Liar

1997

Tom Shadyac

Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly, Cary Elwes ...

5.4

43,260

Comedy 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Carrey is likable and sympathetic, in a movie that will play for the whole family, entertaining each member on a different level (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The results are mixed. There are times when Carrey is excruciatingly funny, but, on those occasions when he's expected to do anything remotely approaching 'real' acting, his limitations become abundantly clear (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"Carrey has reconnected his comedy wire with 'Liar Liar', an electric, warm-spirited merriment that melds Carrey's hyperkinetic talents with a heart-tugging story."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"[It] becomes pretty funny, at least during those moments when it doesn't turn into goo."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"Carrey entertains himself mightily, and his enthusiasm is infectious."	POS
United States	Maitland McDonagh TV Guide	"A sickly soft-swirl confection of low laughs and smarmy sentiment (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"[Carrey's] not only under control, but funnier than ever as the truth-impaired Fletcher Reede."	POS
United Kingdom	Darren Bignell Empire	"Although family scenes get sugary in places, it's more than worth a watch (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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