Jakob the Liar
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: September 24, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
14
Negative:
6
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38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
An awkwardly executed, tedious and -- a near impossibility for a Holocaust movie -- emotionally uninvolving bore. Read full review
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
A particularly gross exploitation of the Holocaust for financial gain. Read full review
30
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The self-congratulatory histrionics of Williams, lower lip trembling as he triumphs over torture in the name of the human spirit, represents a trend in Hollywood to make accessible melodrama out of unspeakable tragedy.
20
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The latest in what feels like an endless string of movies ... in which the actor's parts have ruinously overdosed on sentimentality and schmaltz at the expense of humor and even sanity. Read full review
19
Mr. ShowbizMichael Atkinson
A trial of cliche, strained optimism, and dire quasi-comedy. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
Just avoid this ghastly, insulting farrago at all costs. Read full review
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