| 90 |
Washington Post
It's a magnificent comic experience.
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| 80 |
Washington Post
Carrey is not only under control, but funnier than ever.
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| 80 |
Chicago Reader
Carrey's attempted self-immolation in a men's room, which weirdly recalls certain Fred Astaire routines, may be a small classic.
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| 80 |
The New York Times
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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| 80 |
Empire
Darren Bignell
It's worth hanging on for the spice of the closing credit outtakes, which effectively rounds off a reliably entertaining slice of comic nonsense.
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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
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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| 75 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Carrey goes boldly where no funnyman has ventured before, and it's simply amazing to watch him do it.
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| 75 |
San Francisco Examiner
What's best about this script is the premise: a lawyer who doesn't lie.
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| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly
Jim Carrey entertains himself mightily in Liar Liar, and his enthusiasm is infectious.
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| 70 |
LA Weekly
He's (Carrey) an unruly commodity and, as such, compulsively watchable.
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| 70 |
Los Angeles Times
For Liar Liar is marking time through the duller moments of exposition, wishing the film was as sharp overall as Carrey is himself.
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| 70 |
Variety
Awfully funny at times.
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| 67 |
Austin Chronicle
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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| 63 |
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A laugh a minute? Liar Liar
Jim Carrey's forced truthfulness means a lot of mildly funny facial gyrations.
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| 63 |
ReelViews
Carrey is forced to confine his antics to the needs of Liar Liar's unimaginative screenplay, and the results are mixed.
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| 60 |
Newsweek
Jeff Giles
Once Fletcher starts telling the truth against his will, the movie delivers some perfect laughs.
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| 60 |
The Onion (A.V. Club)
For those who like Carrey and are waiting for a film they can honestly say they enjoyed through and through, this ain't it.
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| 50 |
Christian Science Monitor
Jim Carrey proves that he's the most inspired clown in movies today, but parents should be warned that much of the picture's humor is extremely rude and crude.
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| 40 |
TV Guide
A sickly soft-swirl confection of low laughs and smarmy sentiment.
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