There’s a tower-clock in Cork city upon whose four faces there are four different times displayed. Its nickname is the local bar in this film and gives it its title, but the four faces of lies are actually the four central characters.

Bridget and Trip (above) are roommates in New York, college students and best mates who have known each other forever. Trip is a red-blooded twenty-something bloke, in love with his girlfriend but terrified of settling down. His lies are twofold; to his girlfriend and to himself. In being unfaithful to her, he underestimates his own capacity for a mature relationship.

Bridget is gay, loving life and sleeping with as many women as she can. No lies there until Molly and Greg (below) enter the lives of our friends. Molly and Bridget become close and then “closer”, as Molly’s relationship with Greg starts to deteriorate.

Molly is lying to Greg, but Greg is lying to everyone. He’s a coiled spring of anger and repression, just waiting to explode.

The Four-Faced Liar is one of the freshest, smartest and sexiest contemporary comedy dramas out there. The acting is top notch and the writing, even if it does suffer from too much “Never have I ever” references, is smart and sharp as a whip.

This is one of those films to watch with a bunch of mates and few beers. Great stuff.

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