This one is bad. Real Bad. If you liked the original, this so-called sequel will make the original movie seem fantastic, largely because the original was actually quite good.
The film is about a typical compulsively-lying teenager named Kevin Shepard (Garcia) who creates the idea for a video game called 'Big Fat Liar' as part of a school assignment. In a chance encounter, entertainment executive Larry Wolf's (Bostwick) limo hits Shepard on his bike. Wolf steals the paper, and then attempts to use Shepard's stolen idea to create a video game which he thinks will please his boss and earn him a promotion to company president. As a result, Wolf and his best friend Becca (Ferland) embark on an adventure in an effort to force Wolf to admit his lie and give Shepard the credit he deserves.
I will start with the positives, although there weren't many positive things to say about this film. There were a couple of chuckle-worthy moments and at times the actors did decent for what they had to work with. At face value, Bostwick was by no means bad at all in his role, and neither were the other main characters. When compared to the originals, however, this is a different story.
On the negative side, this movie is loaded to the brim. The script is terrible. The cinematography barely nicks the bottom of average. The result was a very cheap feel, especially when compared to the original 'Big Fat Liar.' That leads me to perhaps the most egregious sin of this movie: other than some minor changes and a recast, it is merely a poorly regurgitated, or perhaps you could say thrown-up, version of the original.
Part of the reason that the original was so good was because of Paul Giamatti's outstanding portrayal of Marty Wolf. Despite being a Hollywood powerhouse and a very authoritative figure in cinema, Marty Wolf has a weak, childish, and downright weird side to him that is truly hilarious to watch. They were clearly aiming to create the same character in this film, but fell short. While Bostwick did decent with what he had, he clearly wasn't meant for this role. When they tried to show the "weird" side of Larry Wolf, it didn't work. It simply felt forced.
The Wolfs (both Marty and Larry) are what both of these movies are truly about. They are the cornerstone characters. Paul Giamatti is a tough, if not nearly impossible act to follow. And because of the weakness of Bostwick's character in the sequel, it really leaves the awful remainder of the movie hanging by a mere thread of terribleness.
In summary, this movie is really bad. When you consider that the moral of this film is the importance of telling the truth, it is quite ironic that this movie being branded as a "sequel" is a big fat lie itself. If you haven't seen either film, don't bother watching 'Bigger Fatter Liar.' However, if you have seen the original, I would actually recommend that you watch this one- it will show you how the original 'Big Fat Liar' was actually a surprisingly good film.
The film is about a typical compulsively-lying teenager named Kevin Shepard (Garcia) who creates the idea for a video game called 'Big Fat Liar' as part of a school assignment. In a chance encounter, entertainment executive Larry Wolf's (Bostwick) limo hits Shepard on his bike. Wolf steals the paper, and then attempts to use Shepard's stolen idea to create a video game which he thinks will please his boss and earn him a promotion to company president. As a result, Wolf and his best friend Becca (Ferland) embark on an adventure in an effort to force Wolf to admit his lie and give Shepard the credit he deserves.
I will start with the positives, although there weren't many positive things to say about this film. There were a couple of chuckle-worthy moments and at times the actors did decent for what they had to work with. At face value, Bostwick was by no means bad at all in his role, and neither were the other main characters. When compared to the originals, however, this is a different story.
On the negative side, this movie is loaded to the brim. The script is terrible. The cinematography barely nicks the bottom of average. The result was a very cheap feel, especially when compared to the original 'Big Fat Liar.' That leads me to perhaps the most egregious sin of this movie: other than some minor changes and a recast, it is merely a poorly regurgitated, or perhaps you could say thrown-up, version of the original.
Part of the reason that the original was so good was because of Paul Giamatti's outstanding portrayal of Marty Wolf. Despite being a Hollywood powerhouse and a very authoritative figure in cinema, Marty Wolf has a weak, childish, and downright weird side to him that is truly hilarious to watch. They were clearly aiming to create the same character in this film, but fell short. While Bostwick did decent with what he had, he clearly wasn't meant for this role. When they tried to show the "weird" side of Larry Wolf, it didn't work. It simply felt forced.
The Wolfs (both Marty and Larry) are what both of these movies are truly about. They are the cornerstone characters. Paul Giamatti is a tough, if not nearly impossible act to follow. And because of the weakness of Bostwick's character in the sequel, it really leaves the awful remainder of the movie hanging by a mere thread of terribleness.
In summary, this movie is really bad. When you consider that the moral of this film is the importance of telling the truth, it is quite ironic that this movie being branded as a "sequel" is a big fat lie itself. If you haven't seen either film, don't bother watching 'Bigger Fatter Liar.' However, if you have seen the original, I would actually recommend that you watch this one- it will show you how the original 'Big Fat Liar' was actually a surprisingly good film.