SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Mike LeMar After quality comedy of Ace Ventura and Dumb & Dumber, Jim's trying to put himself into a role of a finally a NORMAL person but who's put into a SITUATION that MAKES him a goofball. The humor's FORCED, not genuine. I think the promotional line on this movie's cover "up-from-your-belly laughs" is a bit of an exaggeration.

FlashCallahan Fletcher Reede is a fast talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday cake, he has only one wish, 'that his dad would stop lying for 24 hours'. When Max's wish miraculously comes true, Fletcher discovers that his usual smooth talking, has suddenly become his biggest liability. Legal and emotional havoc takes its toll as soon as the candles are blown out as Fletcher tries to keep his practice afloat and his ex-wife Audrey from taking their son and moving to Boston......Between the release of Ace Ventura and The Truman Show, it seemed that nothing could stop Jim Carrey at the box office........maybe Ben Stiller directing him, but The Cable Guy was a highly original piece of work. Maybe a little left-field for the masses,but it's still one of his best popcorn movies.But what made Carrey so huge was simply his mugging and his animated performance in each film. He basically played the same character with different names and haircuts in each film.You will find a lot of Ace, The Riddler, and Stanley Ipkiss in this performance. In fact Bruce Almighty could have been called Fletcher Almighty and have been a direct sequel to this, and no one would have fluttered an eyelid.The film is perfunctory, and has an almighty sweet streak running right down its sugar coated sign, but we all know why we saw this film, for his hilarious lying, his facial contortions, and the part where everyone becomes so happy, that life could never be more perfect.But nearly twenty years later, it's easy to see why Carrey's star has faded. He was a one trick pony at comedy, played the same character every time, and yes, The Truman Show was good, but it isn't as amazing as what critics made it out to be.It just stood out because he did something from the norm.So all in all it's still funny, but the parts where Carrey isn't mugging or lying, it's pretty bland stuff.

powermandan In 1994, Jim Carrey broke out as Hollywood's favourite funny man in movies with Dumb & Dumber, The Mask and Ace Ventura. 1995 and 1996 saw him starring in the lesser like Ace Ventura sequel and The Cable Guy. 1997's Liar Liar made him show the world that he was still the real deal.This is one of Jim Carrey's best and funniest movies. He is over-the-top funny and also displays good acting. He plays hotshot lawyer, Fletcher Reede, who is the best liar in the business. His fibs help him score huge wins in court, while also distancing himself from his son (Cooper). When he misses his son's birthday party, his son makes a wish that he couldn't lie for one whole day and it actually comes true! He gets in trouble with everybody in the courtroom that day as well as everybody out because he depends so much on lying. Sole honesty makes his chances of winning a prestigious case impossible. He must also find a way to keep his ex-wife (Tierney) from taking their son with her boyfriend (Elwes) to Boston.The character of Fletcher is, like most of Carrey's characters, goofy and comical. When he gets cursed with honesty, he becomes extremely outrageous and Carrey's comedic brilliance really pours out. Every time he confesses to something, the entire truth rolls out as he struggles to keep it in and lie. I believe that sometimes wishes do come true. But not lying is too unrealistic. The movie's theme is not to go back on a promise and stick to the truth whenever possible. It is nice to see such a hilarious movie with such a nice moral.

bbewnylorac I think this is one of Jim Carrey's best movies. He clearly is ecstatic at being given free rein to express his physical, Jerry Lewis style comedy in every single scene. But he is capable of expressing the deeper emotional dilemmas underneath the character's manic facade -- the fear of losing his son, and the sudden panic that for some mysterious reason he can't lie. His whole life up until now has been a lie, so the movie becomes a fish out of water tale. It's like he has to deal with becoming a whole new person, and it is funny. As his world weary ex-wife, Maura Tierney is excellent. I like how the producers chose her -- someone capable of giving an individual, quirky performance -- and not some vacuous dumb bimbo. The character of Carrey's son is one of those factory line six year old boys -- bowl hair cut, cute little face, spilling out cute little lines. Which is no reflection on the little actor, it's just an annoying Hollywood 'type' that I wish they'd change. And the boy does have good comic timing. Jennifer Tilly, as Carrey's buxom, adulterous client, and Swoosie Kurtz, as the rival courtroom lawyer, are among an ensemble giving excellent acting . To me, the best character is Carrey's secretary, played by the late Anne Haney. Haney came to acting very late, in her 40s, and when she played this role must have been in her 60s or 70s, yet she is a riot playing a strictly 'straight man' role, ridiculing Carrey's outrageous antics and utterings as he tries to lie, but can't. She plays that upright New England, morally correct personal assistant type to a T, and it's a pleasure to watch, and very funny. I think it's the quality and depth of the ing roles that are often the most telling aspects of a film and so it is here. Even the judge, again playing it straight, shines as he takes many of Carrey's blatherings seriously, making them more funny.