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Rating: 6/10 (9 November 2005)

This is a remake of a 1941 Bob Hope film "Nothing But the Truth," done by the producer and director of the remake of "The Nutty Professor." Though the scripts are very different from the originals, the general plots and developments are similar. Whether you love "Liar Liar" or hate it depends on your feelings toward Jim Carrey, because it's basically a Jim Carrey movie. There are a few comic gems thrown in from time to time, especially by the motor pool guy and by Jason Bernard as the judge. The two funniest routines are the cop pull over and the hilarious scene when Carrey beats himself silly in the men's room of the court house in a vain attempt to get a postponement until he is able to lie once more. A befuddled elderly gent walks in just as Carrey begins to ram his head against the wall. His double takes are as funny as Carrey's self flagellation. When he finally inquires as to what is going on Carrey flippantly replies, "I'm kicking my ass." Realizing this must be a mad man, the elderly gent takes off like lightning.
Carrey's ability to distort his facial and physical features is uncanny. In this ability he is similar in many ways to the great Jerry Lewis. Lewis' humor, however, was generally, though not always, on a much higher intellectual plain than is Carrey's. Carrey's histrionics are at times outrageously funny when they work and embarrassingly silly when he goes over the top. His humor is very unpredictable. There can be no doubt that he has a knack for far out comedy. Of all the Jim Carrey movies I have seen, "Liar Liar" pleased me the most. I found myself laughing aloud from time to time. The elevator bit with the woman with big boobs is excruciatingly funny. On the other hand, the final comic episode of the movie when Carey jacks equipment so he can catch the plane taking off on the runway is so far fetched that even his wild antics cannot salvage the scene.
If you're a Carrey fan, you'll die laughing. If you're not a Carrey fan, you may still find this outing funny.