A sickly soft-swirl confection of low laughs and smarmy sentiment, this message comedy returns Jim Carrey to the form his fans know and love: He's a one-man whirlwind of pratfalls, silly faces, rude sounds and anarchic
epater le bourgeoisie
schtick. And hey -- there's an
important lesson in there, too: Nothing in this crazy old world is more important than a little boy's love for his dad.
Awwwwwww. Lies are the air workaholic lawyer Fletcher Reede (Carey) breathes, both on the job and off. His ex-wife (Maura Tierney)
is sick to death of him, and his adoring son Max (Justin Cooper) lives in a state of perpetual disappointment. When Fletcher bre...
Released:
1997
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
86 mins