A classic for a reason

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2019)

This week I watched the comedy-fantasy Liar, Liar (1997) starring Jim Carrey. The logline reads "A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he disappoints his son for the last time." The plot of this film is rooted in an inexplicable fantastic idea that, for an inexplicable reason, this one child's wish is granted for his birthday. Once you can adopt the plausibility of this logical fallacy, the rest of the film is an adorable concept. Watching through this film I can't imagine anyone else in the role of Fletcher Reede other than Jim Carrey. His over the top nature and larger personality definitely brought the role to life. I also enjoyed seeing Cary Elwes in the role of Jerry. Elwes is a fantastic actor and I feel like this role gave him something unique to work with. Other than the actor's performances, the writing in this film really brought out the humanitarian message of the importance of parental involvement in a child's life. To be fair Justin Cooper also translated the role of Max Reede into a character that the audience could deeply care about. In my opinion, I feel that this film really encapsulated what good chemistry between a writer, director, and actor can do. Had we seen other actors in this film, I truly believe we would have been looking at a different film. Overall, I enjoyed this film and would recommend it to a friend.