Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
On Quartile, Big Fat Liar scores 5.5/10 across five categories — strongest on Acting (Above Average), weakest on Plot (Below Average).
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!
Big Fat Liar is a lightweight but energetic family comedy with a simple revenge premise. The plot is formulaic and predictable, hitting standard beats of the genre. Paul Giamatti's committed, over-the-top performance as the villainous Marty Wolf is genuinely entertaining and elevates the material. Cinematography is functional and unremarkable. The concept of a kid outsmarting a Hollywood producer isn't particularly fresh. The ending delivers satisfying comeuppance in line with genre expectations.