Liar, Liar (1997)

Lawyer Fletcher Reede’s (Jim Carrey) mendacious ways destroyed his marriage and alienated his son, Max (Justin Cooper). But when Max makes a birthday wish that magically comes true, Fletcher finds himself incapable of telling a lie for 24 hours. That’s great news for Max and his mom (Maura Tierney), but terrible timing for Fletcher, who’s due in court to try a major divorce case.

Netflix, IMDB

Director: Tom Shadyac
STC Genre: Out of the Bottle (the magic kind)

  • A “Wish” – daddy can’t lie for a day
  • A “Spell” – the wish came true! Oops…
  • A “Lesson” – telling the truth is so much better than lying

OK, this one did it for me. I finally realized I HATE Jim Carrey’s performance. No, don’t get me wrong – I admire his capabilities, and I know (first hand, in a way) that being a clown is the hardest thing in the entire circus, but we are talking about MOVIES! Come on, this role should have been given to Pierre Richard…

OK, now that out of the system, I think the movie is actually a classic Out of the Bottle genre, and very well structured. The story is absolutely fantastic (pun intended), and it all comes together in the end. But, but, but… Jim – are you listening? – you are WA-AY over the top. The true art is SUBTLE (hint, hint!). Less is MORE. Get it? Arghhh…

Loved the outtakes though 🙂

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