Review of Jakob the Liar (1999) by Jason S — 18 Feb 2011

Not a big fan of world war 2 holocaust stuff meh.

This review of Jakob the Liar (1999) was written by Jason S on 18 Feb 2011.

Jakob the Liar has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Bonnie B (81) on 27 Sep 2009

I do love Robin Williams and the variety in his roles…

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By James R (2,282) on 25 Jul 2009

Unique and interesting. Definitely a differnt role for Robin. I love him and LIev though. It was a cute story…

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By Mike Clark (1,024) for USA Today (4,117) on 24 Apr 2010

What it isn't ... is a particularly compelling contribution to the impressive and by now enormous collection of Holocaust movies…

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By Jean Oppenheimer (118) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 29 Nov 2017

The supposedly funny quips and shrugs that fill Jakob the Liar are tepid at best and embarrassingly shticky at worst. Some are simply in bad taste…

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By Johnnylee T (189) on 04 Nov 2015

This film is more insulting than Life is Beautiful was. Especially copying the same kind of formula with comedy during the Holocaust…

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By Mickey M (307) on 11 May 2010

Jakob (Robin Williams) is a Jew living in a Nazi-occupied Polish ghetto where the residents have lost all hope…

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By Curtis Morgan (31) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 08 Mar 2013

Flat and forced, Jakob the Liar aspires to be a poignant parable about the power of hope but instead uses one of humanity's greatest tragedies…

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By Robert Horton (590) for Film.com (1,892) on 16 Jun 2010

Even on its own terms, it stays sluggish…

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By Marc L (980) on 04 Jul 2009

I really did like this film a lot and thought Robin Williams was brilliant in it…

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By Anthony P (714) on 27 Sep 2009

I do love Robin Williams and the variety in his roles…

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