
Fletcher Reede, a fast talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wi... (Full plot summary below)
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Fletcher Reede, a fast talking attorney, habitual liar, and divorced father is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He has a habit of giving precedence to his job and always breaking promises to be with his young son Max, but Fletcher lets Max down once too often, for missing his own son's birthday party. But until then at 8:15 Max has decided to make an honest man out of him as he wishes for one whole day his dad couldn't tell a lie. When the wish comes true all Fletcher can do is tell the truth and cannot tell one lie. Uh-oh for Fletcher Reede.
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| The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeWhat truly makes Liar Liar work, however, is Shadyac's inspired sense of comic proportion. While torquing the hilarities to the max, he never loses sight of the story's important human side. His blend of farce with heart is perfect. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordA product that has nothing, zero, zip going for it besides the presence of its star. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsIt isnâ(TM)t for everyone, but neither is peanut butter with jam. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesI hate slapstick because it usually dissolves into mindless stupidity, but Carrey manages to take this brand of humor to a new level. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserWhat's best about this script is the premise: a lawyer who doesn't lie. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyClose 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. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellTwo 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. |
| USA TodaySusan WloszczynaTruth be told, the rapid-fire Liar, directed with unfussy flair by Tom Shadyac, is a one-joke movie. But it's a doozy. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanJim Carrey entertains himself mightily in Liar Liar, and his enthusiasm is infectious. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackCarrey goes boldly where no funnyman has ventured before, and it's simply amazing to watch him do it. |