Jakob the Liar

i watched this movie in my seventh grade class and i loved it! i really love history, and this movie really made me think about the past. right now in class we are learning about the holocaust and i really love... Full review

I think people have the mistaken idea that Robin Williams is just a comedian. Personally I love him in his dramatic roles, and this is a beautiful example of his talents. The supporting cast includes Liev Schrieber and Armin Mueller Stahl,... Full review

Although this movie wasn\'t successs at box office,but this is great movies.Robin Williams did a splendid job in this movie.He is one of the best actors I have ever seen.I think that this movie is worthy to see.... Full review

Well in my 9th grade history class in school we are learning about WW2 and so we watched Jakob the Liar and I think it was great, Robin Williams does good in the movie. I think they did the movie... Full review

not the best robin williams movie but it was well done. Robin puts up a very good and touching character. The movie is fairly short but it all works out. Its good to rent or even buy. i found it for... Full review

i was really hesitant to watch this movie. i don\'t do well watching WWII movies. especially those on concentration camps. it just angers the hell out of me at the stupidity, ignorance, and the cruelty of the germans. stupid adolf hitler.... Full review

This movie is a great mix of history and humour, which Robin Williams delivers brilliantly. Set in late 1944, it tells the story of a Jew living in his hometown that the Germans have taken control of. When he is... Full review

Its disterbing, moving, and heart breaking, But not always in a good way. Robin Williams is The second best actor of are time( he\'s wright behind Leonardo Dicaprio) He can be funny, and he can be sirius. If for no other... Full review

If you are interested in the holocaust, and want to be entertained at the same time, Jakob the Liar is your film. This is not intended to be an historical film. And, to be sure, it isn't. Just speaking for... Full review

mischa was my favorite!!! he brought a new life to the movie. i loved it. max was also very good. but my favorite by far was mischa. the barber(ive forgotten his name) was also very very good. he had some great... Full review

There's no disputing the validity of such a story as a book, Jakob the Liar could well be poignant and moving, but here the forced ironic humour is melodrama, the plot contrived. Jakob the Liar is a fraud: a pretentious film that purports to be a substantial cinematic experience about a serious topic, but in fact is a Hollywood sham that should never have been made. ... Full Review

Writer/d irector Peter Kassovitz keeps the tone light, juxtaposing Williams' clever banter with well cast co-stars Schreiber, Alan Arkin and Armin Mueller-Stahl with the ghetto's drab surroundings drawn from a palette of dirty grays, ash and slate. However, the potentially sincere ending is negated by another lie, giving the film a boxoffice friendly feeling of hope but lessening its dramatic intensity. ... Full Review

The movie is well-made....Elemér Ragályi in bleak grays....a better movie....Jakob the Liar is tasteful Holocaust entertainment, which raises the question....didn't hate it.... ... Full Review

The DVD release of Jakob the Liar doesn't offer enough supplements to qualify as a full-fledged special edition, but there are a few nice pieces here. Jakob the Liar appears in both its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and in a fullscreen version on this double-sided, single-layered DVD; the image on the letterboxed side has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. ... Full Review

The DVD release of Jakob the Liar doesn't offer enough supplements to qualify as a full-fledged special edition, but there are a few nice pieces here. Jakob the Liar appears in both its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and in a fullscreen version on this double-sided, single-layered DVD; the image on the letterboxed side has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. ... Full Review

Robin Williams has a history of adding dimension to the characters he portrays in his films. He also has a knack for humor and brings out the lighter side of life in his work. ... Full Article

You bet they will, and in the Nazi-era dramedy from the Czech Republic, "Divided We Fall," they would have plenty to talk about, if they only knew. Audiences will talk about how satisfying this movie is. A childless couple in ... Full Article

Jakob The Liar goes back and forth between very funny and very tragic, claims Robin Williams on the DVD.No it doesnt, Robin. Because every time it heads towards tragic, out comes the sugar for a liberal sprinkle, while it... ... Full Article

Painfully ill-advised Holocaust dramedy has Robin Williams trying to play a Nazi-era Jew who tries to cheer up his fellow ghetto-dwellers despite the terrors of Nazi occupation. ... Full Article

JAKOB THE LIAR: Tragicomedy.Starring Robin Williams, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Alan Arkin, Bob Balaban and Liev Schreiber.Directed by Peter Kassovitz.(PG-13.114 minutes.At Bay Area theaters.) ... Full Article

Hot on the heels of Life Is Beautiful comes another sentimental feel-gooder that uses the Holocaust as a questionable backdropfor its simplistic affirmation of the human spirit. ... Full Article