My Movie Review on Big Fat Liar · 2:23pm Apr 1st, 2020
Greetings, my good friends.
This is your friendly film, TV show, and episode reporter once again here with another review.
And today, I'll be giving you all an analysis on a movie that I believe is perfect to celebrate April Fool's Day with:
"Big Fat Liar"
Here's the rundown:
Jason Shepherd is a 14-year old boy who is known for being quite a liar. To make up for flunking much of his school year, his teacher orders him to complete his English essay within a day, or else he'll be off to summer school.
However, when he accidentally loses his homework in the limo of a cruel film producer named Marty Wolf, no one will believe him and he's forced into summer school. To make matters worse, Marty decides to steal his story and make it into a movie that he claims to be his own idea.
Angered by this, Jason, along with his best friend Kaylee, go to Hollywood and try to get Wolf to confess that he stole Jason's idea, which won't be easy considering he too lies.
Will the kids succeed? Perhaps even put an end to Wolf's tyranny? Or will they be forced to go home with their heads down?
A large reason I wanted to post this review on this holiday in particular was because of the pranks that are pulled on Marty Wolf, as I thought it would be perfect for the fact that April Fool's Day is all about pulling a joke and getting a good laugh.
Let me tell you guys something:
THIS MOVIE IS LITERALLY ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMEDIES EVER MADE!!!
The direction by Shawn Levy, the story by Dan Schneider and Brians Robbins, and the screenplay by Schneider, were all-out awesome!
Every joke in the film landed with outstanding fluency, timing, and thought. It was definitely clear that Levy and the writers literally went all-out in making this film a fun comedy, that's for sure. Not only that, though, they did a great job at giving this film heart and emotion that didn't seem forced, and the moral compass it had about the dangers of lying and what it can do to you was brilliantly done.
The acting, casting, characters, and character development were also really fun.
Each and every performer on board took their parts on like pros! I especially admired how they were really getting into portraying their characters with astounding passion, which helped their characters be all-the-more alive.
A couple of examples definitely comes from that of Paul Giamatti and Donald Faison, and their portrayals of Marty Wolf and Frank Jackson. Jackson, I'd like to add, showcased awesome abilities of scene-stealing and improvising.
The music that was scored by Christophe Beck was melodiously entertaining too. Along with the film's use of popular songs like "Eye of the Tiger", I admired how Beck was able to aid the film in being something that's so engaging and full of wit. It even aided the film in having the emotional resonance the filmmakers were aiming for.
In conclusion, "Big Fat Liar" is an underrated film that turns out to be one of the best and most meaningful comedies ever made.
So, I rate "Big Fat Liar" five out of five stars.
My favorite line from the film is when the villain's crushed blue car is being towed away the towtruck driver says "They told me they to pick up a little blue car...they didn't say anything about a little blue man!" That was pricelessly funny!
it sounds like a barrel of laughs