The Bottom Line
"Big Fat Liar" is a good-hearted comedy that is laugh-out-loud funny throughout. Although this movie is aimed at kids, I expect that most adults will find it entertaining.
Pros
- Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes are delightful
- Satirical look at Hollywood cliches and lying
- DVD contains plenty of special features
Cons
- Some humor and plot devices seem contrived
- Some might prefer a comedy with more bite
- Back lot sequence feels like product placement
Description
- DVD containing movie "Big Fat Liar"
- Movie is a revenge comedy aimed at kids
- DVD movie stars Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, and Paul Giamatti
- DVD release date September 24, 2002
Guide Review - "Big Fat Liar" DVD
I really enjoyed “Big Fat Liar” on DVD, a good-hearted comedy aimed at kids that most adults won't mind watching. I thought that the young actors Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes were delightfully charismatic. The story is a revenge comedy revolving around a Michigan eighth-grader named Jason (Muniz) who is a habitual fibber. When Jason writes an essay called "Big Fat Liar" for a class assignment, he encounters a Hollywood producer named Marty Wolf (Giamatti), who steals the story. Jason and his friend Kaylee (Bynes) travel to Tinseltown to confront Wolf. I thought this movie was laugh-out loud funny throughout, and I enjoyed the lighthearted, satirical look the movie took at Hollywood, along with the perils of lying.