this mystery thriller is outrageous and irresistible; It features delicious performances by Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen and the film has such storytelling gusto that you'll overlook bits of implausible silliness
the proficiently crafted but underwhelming new thriller from Bill Condon; "The Good Liar" is far from a disaster but it often comes off as something equally dreaded, and considerably duller: inconsequential and unnecessary
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren, sharing the screen for the first time, are exquisitely matched in this slight but enjoyable yarn, which is like watching two magnificent vintage cars in a road race, without minding too much who wins
"The Good Liar" may not have much to say about redemption, entrapment, or the fibs that can hold a friendship together, but the past is only so important to a wicked little thriller that delights in the moment at hand