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Movie Review for Jakob the Liar
Movie Review for
Jakob the Liar
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Jakob the Liar | | |
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10 Reviews total.
Release date: 9/24/1999
Run length: 114 mins.
Categories:
Comedy
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Drama
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Adaptation
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War
Summary:
In Nazi-occupied Poland, Poor Jewish cafe owner Jakob overhears a confidential radio news bulletin signalling Soviet military advances against the Germans. It's the first bit of news the depressed ghetto has received in five years and to keep spirits alive, Jakob conjures up fictitious news bulletins about Allied gains against the Nazis. When a renewed sense of optimism and humor has rejuvenated the ghetto, it is not long before the Gestapo is in search of the leader of this new resistance.
Reviews of Jakob the Liar
By
Harvey S. Karten
of Compuserve (7/0)
Jakob the Liar is too closed off to provide sufficient air for its deprecating humor (jokes, such...
By
Jack Garner
of Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/0)
Williams contributes one of his most subtle, relatively restrained performances, moving us with a...
By
Jim Judy
of Screen It! (7/0)
Well-acted and deftly written and directed.
By
William Arnold
of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
Williams' self-conscious and rather bland performance never comes close to bringing his character...
By
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
of Spirituality and Practice (7/0)
A sober drama about hope as a postive spiritual force.
By
Annlee Ellingson
of Boxoffice Magazine (6/1) No reference
Dramatic!
Reviews of Jakob the Liar
By
Jeff Vice
of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (6/1) No reference
Clumsy and forgettable!
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Chuck Rudolph
of Matinee Magazine (3/4) No reference
The movie does absolutely no justice to its subject matter.
By
Nina Garin
of San Diego Union-Tribune (3/4) No reference
Jakob the Liar is more pleasant than painful. And with Williams, that's really all we're asking f...
By
Ken Fox
of TV Guide's Movie Guide (3/4) No reference
Awkward!
Movie Distributors Production Companies
Blue Wolf Productions
Kasso Inc Productions Movie Studios
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
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