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Big Fat Liar
Universal Pictures
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG for some language
Starring
Frankie Muniz,
Amanda Bynes,
Paul Giamatti,
Lawrence Watson,
Lindsay Tryctha,
Amanda Detmer,
Josh Rusin,
and
Lee Majors
Who's afraid of the big bad Wolf? Not Jason Shepherd (Muniz), who has to prove that sleazy Hollywood producer Marty Wolf (Giamatti) stole his class paper and turned into a blockbuster hit movie called Big Fat Liar. (Universal)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Dan Schneider (also story)
Brian Robbins (story)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Shawn Levy
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: September 24, 2002
Video: September 24, 2002
Theatrical: February 8, 2002
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| RUNNING TIME: |
87 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A surprisingly entertaining movie -- one of those good-hearted comedies like "Spy Kids" where reality is put on hold while bright teenagers outsmart the best and worst the adult world has to offer. It's ideal for younger kids, and not painful for their parents.
70
Film Threat
Heather Wadowski
A hilarious film for anyone who remembers lying as a kid-- and anyone who wants to see a movie that's just plain fun.
70
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
An innocent comedic revenge fantasy that somehow manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time.
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ellen A. Kim
The film gets snaps just by attempting the high road, and should be enjoyed by its target audience.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
A harmless and mildly amusing family comedy.
60
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Fresh-faced leads Muniz and Bynes are charmers, Giamatti makes Wolf into a splendidly loathsome adversary, and the film is refreshingly free of bodily function jokes.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
The result is a children's movie that's almost worth seeing even when not accompanied by a child. It's certainly a painless experience, and at times it's quite funny.
50
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
Plays so flat, so to close its "movie message" formula, that it seems as if we've seen this movie before.
50
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
If Ms. Bynes keeps going in this direction, she can conceivably develop a gallery of characters as rich and varied as Tracey Ullman's.
50
Salon.com
Damien Cave
Generally succeeds. But with just a bit more effort the movie might have been funnier and a lot more fun.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
Big Fat Liar 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.
50
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Not so admirably, the film feels at times like a giant commercial for Universal Studios.
40
Los Angeles Times
Jan Stuart
Screenwriter Dan Schneider and director Shawn Levy substitute volume and primary colors for humor and bite. Granted, it's a kids' flick, but kids today have enough savvy about the movie industry to report for Variety.
40
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
The movie scores some laughs, all of which come from the expert Giamatti.
38
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
What starts as a cute premise crashes faster than a skateboard with an oak branch shoved between its wheels.
38
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Offers little in the way of pleasure, even to its target audience -- the easily pleased and undemanding.
25
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
There are lame comedies, and then there is Big Fat Liar, which is so lame that it merits its own reserved parking space.
25
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
How appealing is Muniz, taking a break from ''Malcolm in the Middle,'' a day job he should by no means let go of?
25
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
A lame collection of dumber-than-dumb gags, the quality of Big Fat Liar is on par with that of the worst television sit-com gorged to four times its normal size.
25
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Loud and unfunny, this cheesy-looking farce is mostly an excuse for a series of plugs.
20
Variety
Robert Koehler
Though Muniz and Bynes make a somewhat likable team, their funniest skills are dampened by the material's insistent stupidity.
20
LA Weekly
John Dentino
Old people are made to look ridiculous; clowns are brutalized; characters talk in rapid-fire vaudeville shtick.
20
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
Big Fat Liar's screenplay, co-written by Robbins and fellow Head Of The Class alumnus Dan Schneider, is a model of comic inefficiency. Like a Rube Goldberg contraption, it goes to excruciating, wildly implausible lengths for the flimsiest of payoffs.
10
New Times (L.A.)
Robert Wilonsky
A bland, obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for Universal Studios.
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