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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28

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  1. Myles#13
    Sep 8, 2006
    10
    Jim Carrey is one of the funniest men alive, and this movie displays his talent for all to see! Carrey just goes all out... anyone whose brain is not in a jar will laugh til it hurts watching Liar Liar. COMIC GENIUS!
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  2. Guy!
    May 27, 2007
    10
    Jim Carreys' best work, no matter how many times I see it, it never ceases to make me laugh.
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  3. PatC.
    Jan 7, 2005
    5
    Carrey's best work as an overactor. The premise payoff scenes where Carrey can't lie are generally worth seeing, with the boardroom scene unbearably hilarious. The show ripped right along, but the romantic schmaltz was stomach-churning, and psychological child abuse is not funny no matter how you slice it.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. MattK
    Apr 26, 2005
    8
    I didnt want to review this movie on this rating thing, but rather tell Pat C. that his short review was very good and he should be commended for it. Thanks.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. FloydH.
    Feb 3, 2006
    10
    Probably the funniest movie I've ever seen. Jim Carrey's completely unleashed antics border on insanity. Everyone I know raves about Liar, Liar. Our family owns the video, most have seen it 20 times and we still get a big kick out of it. In fact I think I'll go watch it now!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. Sam
    Nov 29, 2005
    9
    After crap like Napoleon Dynamite and Mail-Order bride, it's good that there are movies like this where you can leave a movie theater or living room with a grin on your face saying "Damn, that was funny!"
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  7. kingshahid
    Oct 9, 2011
    8
    This movie was very touching. It was very funny and family friendly. I enjoyed the movie especially with the fact that pointed to the profession of lawyers having to lie to get their win and money or allow unjust situations to take place.
  8. Spielberg00
    Dec 2, 2011
    4
    Bottom Line: Jim Carrey disappoints as a lawyer/liar in a comedy that throws out much of its potential. In most of his films, Jim Carrey makes a show of hyperactivity, and in most cases, it’s a good root for comedy. LIAR LIAR is another case. Though it certainly had potential, it was a fairly interesting plot buried in off-color jokes and an over-the-top amount of Carrey’s typical whacko-ness. For a comedy, the storyline is a little heavy. It tells of a lawyer named Fletcher (Jim Carrey) who despite being a lawyer, tends to lie quite frequently. That doesn’t seem to matter much until he breaks a promise he has made to his five-year-old son, Max (Justin Cooper), and forgets to show up at his birthday party. More upset than ever, Max makes a wish before blowing out the candles on his cake, that his father will tell the truth for a whole 24 hours. To his surprise, Fletcher ends up not only telling the truth for the entire next day, but he also ends up blurting out anything that comes to his mind when asked a question. Not only does this lead to a day of truth, but a day of public humiliation. The film that got me into enjoying Jim Carrey’s bizarre but hysterical humor was DUMB AND DUMBER, and I had heard that this film was another one of his better works. When I finally got a chance to watch it, I enjoyed it at first, and there were a few scenes in the beginning that made me want to keep watching, just because they were so funny. By around thirty minutes in, LIAR LIAR became a dull and obnoxious comedy (maybe I should have quotes around that last word), and it just wasn’t funny, no matter how psychotic Carrey got. On top of that, the last fifteen minutes were ridiculously unrealistic and impossible to laugh at.. If there is one word that describes this film: disappointing. There were a few decent quotes in LIAR LIAR that are sure to elicit laughter, but it’s no reason to watch the film, as it is much less time-consuming to simply look them up on IMDb.… Expand
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Metascore
68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Russell Smith
    67
    This film is both too formulaic and too much a one-man vehicle to rate as a true masterpiece. But God strike me dead if I'm lying, this is one gut-busting funny movie.
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    I am gradually developing a suspicion, or perhaps it is a fear, that Jim Carrey is growing on me. Am I becoming a fan? In Liar Liar he works tirelessly, inundating us with manic comic energy.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    80
    Two 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.
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