Liar Liar

Washington Post Desson Thomson

It's a magnificent comic experience.

Washington Post Rita Kempley

Carrey is not only under control, but funnier than ever.

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

Carrey's attempted self-immolation in a men's room, which weirdly recalls certain Fred Astaire routines, may be a small classic.

The New York Times Elvis Mitchell

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.

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.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

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.

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack

Carrey goes boldly where no funnyman has ventured before, and it's simply amazing to watch him do it.

San Francisco Examiner Barbara Shulgasser

What's best about this script is the premise: a lawyer who doesn't lie.

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

Jim Carrey entertains himself mightily in Liar Liar, and his enthusiasm is infectious.

LA Weekly Manohla Dargis

He's (Carrey) an unruly commodity and, as such, compulsively watchable.

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

For Liar Liar is marking time through the duller moments of exposition, wishing the film was as sharp overall as Carrey is himself.

Variety Todd McCarthy

Awfully funny at times.

Austin Chronicle Russell Smith

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.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen

A laugh a minute? Liar Liar Jim Carrey's forced truthfulness means a lot of mildly funny facial gyrations.

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Carrey is forced to confine his antics to the needs of Liar Liar's unimaginative screenplay, and the results are mixed.

Newsweek Jeff Giles

Once Fletcher starts telling the truth against his will, the movie delivers some perfect laughs.

The Onion (A.V. Club) Keith Phipps

For those who like Carrey and are waiting for a film they can honestly say they enjoyed through and through, this ain't it.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

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.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

A sickly soft-swirl confection of low laughs and smarmy sentiment.