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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Liar, Liar |
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Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is a succsessful and cheery lawyer (and of course, as all lawyers do...lies). However, his relationship with his son isn't as succsessful. After making many of promisses, wich most of he breaks, Max (Justin Cooper) makes a wish on his birthday that his father wouldn't be able to tell a lie for 24 hours. The wish comes true with hilarious results.
--Emma, Resident Scholar
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Fletcher Reede (Carrey) is a professional liar and a professional lawyer. When he is late for his son's 5th birthday party after promising he'd be there, his son's wish is that his dad can stop lying just for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that the things that actually come out of his mouth are horrible. He tries to keep his ex-wife from moving to Boston and be involved more in Max's life.
--Steve Polizzi, Resident Scholar
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Jim Carrey plays Fletcher, a lawyer whose son, Max, is disappointed on his birthday when Fletcher doesn't turn up, though he promised he would. He wishes that just for one day his Dad could only tell the truth, and miraculously this comes true. His dad finds the next day at work extremely embarrasing and difficult where he forced to tell the truth to his clients, his mother, and a woman he wakes up with. However, Fletcher faces a bigger battle at the end when he has to stop his ex-wife taking his son to Boston.
--Kate Williams, Resident Scholar
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In this really funny comedy, Jim Carrey plays Fletcher Reede, a lawyer who can't stop lying. After his son becomes fed up of his constant lying, he wishes for him to not lie for one day. The wish comes true, hence Fletcher can't tell or even write a lie. With a big divorce case coming up, where he must lie, he tries very hard to win it by telling the truth. What is a lawyer to do? Usually, I hate Jim Carrey, but he is incredibly funny here. His constant face-making, and truthful words will make giggle. The writers, and director, Tom Shadyac have great fun keeping up with Carrey.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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When the son of a Boston lawyer makes a wish on his birthday that his father won't tell a lie for 24 hours, things begin to get crazy. The lawyer (the always-wacky Jim Carrey) almost cracks under pressure at times, but he succeeds. He also convinces his ex-wife to let him stay with their son, since she's leaving for California anyway.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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Jim Carey plays a lawyer who never has time for his son, Max. So on Max's birthday, Max wishes that his father could never tell a lie. And it comes true.
--Michael Gookin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Liar, Liar |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- special ability/disability
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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