Likable Carrey

Rating: 5/10 (29 August 2008)

For someone who does not normally enjoy the bizarre antics of in-your-face comedian Jim Carrey, I rather liked this amiable light fare about habitual liar Fletcher Reade, a man whose career is set way above fatherhood on his priority list.
Carrey performs some amazing physical slapstick, and he makes the ridiculous look humorous quite often. His persona, however, is still difficult to adjust to.
When in comic mode, "Liar Liar" works well, and the support play off the leading man admirably. Especially likable is Fletcher's feisty secretary, played by the wonderful Anne Haney.
The film does err in focusing on drama at times, and this is when the movie's soft under-belly is exposed. Still, it's the best Carrey film I have seen to date.
Sunday, April 19, 1998 - Video