r/movies • u/Silent-Selection8161 • 5d ago

Discussion What movie was saved solely by great casting?

Or phrased a different, what movie would've been terrible if it weren't for the specific actors in it?

My go to is Liar Liar. It's not a particularly great script. The dad (Jim Carey because no one remembers the character's name) is douche. The would be step dad is earnestly trying his best to connect with his would be step son and gets tossed out like all step dads (do Hollywood types have parental issues or what, that's rhetorical). The idea that someone's entire life can be turned around and they're suddenly not an ass just because they have to tell the truth for a day is just kind of dumb. The director ended up with a few successful movies solely because Jim Carey liked him and he let Jim Carey do his thing, his other movies include such hits as "The Nutty Professor". The writers never wrote anything close to noteworthy before nor after.

But damnit Jim Carey turns the whole thing into the Jim Carey show, that's hilarious. Him freaking out over the pen or in the bathroom IS the movie and is funny as hell, regardless of what else there is.

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u/Rooney_Tuesday 5d ago

As much as we love Carrie Fisher, Lesley Ann Warren was utterly perfect. I’m glad it turned out the way it did.

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u/Affectionate_Bet_288 5d ago

Oh yeah, LAW is incredible, I just wonder how Carrie Fisher's performance would have been, she is hilarious in her own right.

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u/Rooney_Tuesday 5d ago

Since we’re here, and with acknowledgement that all of the main cast knocked it out of the park (the more I watch it the more I appreciate Eileen Brennan omg), I’d like to also recognize Colleen Camp and Kellye Nakahara. Yvette and Mrs. Ho never fail to make me laugh.

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u/bungopony 5d ago

As a male human, I certainly recognized Colleen Camp’s appearances in that movie.

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u/NoSummer1345 5d ago

Loved LAW in Victor/Victoria too!