This one is about an attorney who simply cannot stop lying. It is essential for him to win all of those big juicy settlements and trials. While it's essential for his big litigation firm, all of this lying hurts his relationship with his 6 year old son, who is ultimately disappointed when this workaholic lawyer of a dad misses his birthday party. To make things even and fair, little genius wishes for his dad not being able to lie for a whole day.
Magic happens and, as wished, his dad can't lie any more.
The coupling of this hilarious premise with Mr Goof himself, Jim Carrey, could not end in anything but hilarity.
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| Some of the promo shots for this movie were then used as posters for Bruce Almighty |
This is a rather old movie we're talking about here, around 1997, but I saw it the other day on TV and it was still funny as hell. It also got me thinking... what if this happened to me? Whether we like it or not, we lie all day every day, or say half truths, concealed truths, white lies, etc..
Bla bla bla yap yap yappa yap bla bla, you know what I mean?
- Sure man, for real...
What would happen if the whole world couldn't lie for a week?
How many people would lose their jobs, spouses, investments... it's funny to think about it, it'd be terrible if it happened.
What kind of things would you start spurting out if you were unable to lie?
yep.. good movie
ReplyDeletedude this was one of my favorite movies when i was a kid! :3
ReplyDeleteplus jim carrey is awesome! :D
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ReplyDeleteI like this movie. It's not amazing, but still very funny. And very heartwarming toward the end.
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty good.
ReplyDeletethis is one of my favorite movies!
ReplyDeleteBig fan of this film, I remember going to see it when it came out in the cinema
ReplyDeleteI love Jim Carrey's movies
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing that movie when I was pretty young! Doubt I really understood all the funnies back then, maybe I should rewatch it again! Thanks for reminding me!
ReplyDeleteI do not know why, but I never really liked Jim's movies. However, this particulary one is not bad at all. It has his moments. Few laughs.
ReplyDeleteIf I couldn't lie, I wouldn't speak and that's the truth.
ReplyDeleteI'm a lawyer.... and I'd be screwed.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Keep up the good work. http://lmtyaboutthis.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteone of my fave movies!
ReplyDeletelove this movie. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletebrilliant movie! Might watch it soon now :P
ReplyDeleteThere's this recent movie I watched called The Invention of Lying and starring Ricky Gervais. Lawyers DO tell the truth, they just interpret different versions of the truth. Jim Carrey's movie is a funny wordplay between "lawyer" and "liar," but I enjoyed its lessons, too.
ReplyDeleteI think lawyers get a bad rep because they’re known for doing anything and everything in their power to win their case, sometimes resorting to underhanded tricks, like when Richard Gere’s character Billy Flynn (“I’ve NEVER lost a case!”) in the movie musical “Chicago” took to forging evidence just to get his client off of a murder charge. But what this movie does is shed light on the fact that not all lawyers are corrupt, and that there are lawyers who really will stick with what’s right even if it means losing their case. The truth is always the harder choice, but when it comes down to it, it’s what sets us all free. It’s a lesson Jim Carrey’s character learned the hard, but interesting, way.
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