Fletcher Reede is a fast-talking attorney and habitual liar. When his son Max blows out the candles on his fifth birthday he has just one wish - that his dad will stop lying for 24 hours. When Max's wish comes true, Fletcher discovers that his mouth has suddenly become his biggest liability.
Close to an ideal jumping-off point for Carrey, who spends the better part of an hour grotesquely physicalizing his scummy lawyer's struggle with being obliged to utter cold, hard facts.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
21 Nov 2008
fresh:
Pretty rudimentary, but it keeps Carrey's occasional over-exuberance in check and delivers likeable, effective, but decidedly mainstream comedy.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Like Robin Williams, Carrey has learned to do his side-splitting shtick in character. He's not only under control, but funnier than ever as the truth-impaired Fletcher Reede.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
26 Apr 2003
fresh:
...Liar Liar stands to make a liar out of those who predicted that Carrey's career was on the skids.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
fresh:
...Jim Carrey makes a wild and remarkable comeback to cheerfulness...