A Thorough Comparison of the Films "My Cousin Vinny" and "Liar Liar"

Jim Carrey and Joe Pesci both star in humorous courtroom comedies. They use their humor to win their cases and bring many laughs to their audience. Jim Carrey plays the sucessful lawyer, Fletcher Reed, in the movie Liar Liar. He is in a situation wished upon him by his neglected son, Max, in which he cannot lie- and therefore he cannot win his case in the usual manner. It is not just any simple, run-of-the-mill case; he must convince a judge that Virginia Cole, who cheats on her husband, should receive half of all his assets, which would make her a multi-millionaire. …