Fresh
Close to an ideal jumping-off point for Carrey, who spends the better part of an hour grotesquely physicalizing his scummy lawyer's struggle with being obliged to utter cold, hard facts.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Overview
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.
Director and cast
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83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Pretty rudimentary, but it keeps Carrey's occasional over-exuberance in check and delivers likeable, effective, but decidedly mainstream comedy.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Like Robin Williams, Carrey has learned to do his side-splitting shtick in character. He's not only under control, but funnier than ever as the truth-impaired Fletcher Reede.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
...Liar Liar stands to make a liar out of those who predicted that Carrey's career was on the skids.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
...Jim Carrey makes a wild and remarkable comeback to cheerfulness...
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
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