UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Curapedi
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Jonah Abbott
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
adonis98-743-186503
After a young boy's school essay erroneously finds its way into the hands of a Hollywood producer who turns the idea into a hit film, the boy travels to Los Angeles to claim his credit. I can't believe that i never decided to actually see this film from start to finish, it was incredible and pretty funny too. Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes have a great chemistry together and the things that they put Paul Giamatti threw actually kinda made me feel sorry for him. His car gets trashed, he turns into a smurf, kids attack him and he jumps from a helicopter if this ain't your kind of movie i don't know what it is it's supposed to be over the top but it doesn't mean that it's bad and i do not agree with the poorly reviews. You also get to hear some great songs threw out the film like Eye of the Tiger, Blue (Da Ba Dee), Hungry Like the Wolf and even the Jaws Theme Song. There are even references by other famous films such as Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Back to the Future and even Batman & Robin. Big Fat Liar might not be for everyone but the good performances by a talented cast of comedians, the beautiful set pieces and the nice jokes will eventually win over some people i'm sure of it and remember Truth is not Overrated!!!
SnoopyStyle
Jason Shepherd (Frankie Muniz) is a well-rehearsed liar. He writes a story "Big Fat Liar" for his assignment. Hollywood producer Marty Wolf (Paul Giamatti) gives him a ride and finds he left behind his assignment. He is forced to attend summer school while Wolf makes the story into a big Hollywood movie. He sees the movie preview but nobody is willing to believe him. With best friend Kaylee (Amanda Bynes), he goes to Hollywood to confront Wolf. Wolf burns up his original paper. He uses his every lying skill to make life impossible for Wolf.This may not be for the adults but I think the kids would like this. They would find Muniz's antics fun and Bynes is an adorably appealing sidekick. The two kid stars make this kiddie movie work but don't expect more.
bob_meg
It's hard to hate on a movie that has a blue-dunked Paul Giamatti rocking out to Duran Duran's Hungry Like the Wolf. It's not so hard to hate on the standard Disney kids-against-the-mean-adults Home Alone booby trap nonsense.Big Fat Liar manages somehow to walk the tightrope between those two extremes quite well, never OD'ing us on anything particularly tiresome. Seeing the trailer for the movie, it seemed to be one long torture fest for Giamatti, who plays the dirtbag slimeball producer trope for all its worth (and overall looks to be having fun with it).It's strength really comes (shockingly) from its two leads. As Jason, Frankie Muniz combines just enough breezy charisma and ah-shucks appeal to perform his Ferris Bueller gag quite well, but the really impressive stuff comes from Amanda Bynes, who delivers some truly hilarious vocal impressions, usually when on the phone.This is all really tame stuff, will not change the world or ruin it (or the art of film) in any way. It's a good genre picture and can be enjoyed for just what it is, a trifle...which actually, is not that easy to come by these days.
MSmithMovieCritic
It's not the movie that my buddies and I would go see but as a family man/woman you might take your kids to see it. Although it is no longer in theaters.There are a few unbelievable moments in the movie as explained by previous viewers but isn't that what kid movies are all about. The makers of this movie aren't obviously trying to impress thirty year old men.Paul Giamatti does an excellent job playing the bad guy in this film and you learn to hate and despise what he's doing. Not a bad showing for Muniz and Amanda Bynes either. And of course the ever so lovable Donald Faison plays a character you can't help but learn to love especially at the end when he plays the main character in the new movie.If I no longer had a little kid inside of me and I was with my guy friends...I would rate this as a 2/10. But since I know how to look at a film from a targeted audience stand point. I'm giving it 7/10.MSMITH
