Liar LiarDirector: Tom Shadyac
Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Carey Elwes, Jennifer Tilly, Swoosie Kurtz, Cheri Oteri
I'm glad we finally added this one to the Wall. It's always been a favorite Carrey film of mine, because he gets to be both wacky and serious, all in one movie. Sometimes all Carrey crazy is too much for me, so the balance gives this one more appeal to me. And the little kid is pretty cute too.
In other news, Maura Tierney is the most famous alumnae of my high school. So that's pretty cool. I learned that somewhere around the time that this movie came out. We had the same English teacher. Weird.
Back to the movie... what better person to not be able to lie for a day than a lawyer? Right? I think the best sequence is in that courtroom, all the blue pen bit and the office quick-fire insults are also lots of fun. But trying to turn the truth into something ambiguous is a tall order and it's scripted perfectly in that courtroom scene (you know, after he beats himself up in the bathroom then voluntarily stays to finish the hearing. Poor guy.)
And it's got a nice warm fuzzy ending for the hopeless romantics out there. All around, lots of fun.
Having tried to re-watch some of his other comedies recently I've come to the conclusion that this is the only on of his wacky movies that holds up well.
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