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Mask, The
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Crime | Fantasy
Written by:
Mike Werb
Michael Fallon (story)
Mark Verheiden (story)
Directed by: Chuck Russell
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 29, 1994
DVD: August 22, 1997
Running Time: 97 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13
Starring Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, and Richard Jeni
An ancient mask transforms a mild-mannered bank clerk (Carrey) into a manic Superdude. [New Line]
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Son of the Mask
Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database Official Studio Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Washington Post Joe Brown
Carrey's a human cartoon, and his spontaneous, Avery-esque, anything-for-a-laugh outrageousness makes this otherwise blank Mask a must-see.
Read Full Review >Variety Leonard Klady
This showcase for the talents of Jim Carrey is adroitly directed, viscerally and visually dynamic and just plain fun.
Read Full Review >USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
Carrey's jolly green mug carries Mask. [29 July 1994, p. D1]
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
This gifted clown has found the right vehicle for his souped-up silliness. Carrey is the ultimate party dude, and like the masked man says, this party is smokin'.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The result is a movie character who seems half real, half animated.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
As a comedy, The Mask is genial, but its recycled plot is far too thin for the film to succeed as either an adventure or a spoof.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
The results are easy to watch, though awfully familiar and simpleminded.
Read Full Review >The New Yorker Michael Sragow
The funniest moment comes when Carrey mimes the effects of the Mask without special effects.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
The Mask, a rattletrap Jekyll-and-Hyde farce, surrounds Carrey with a nothing plot and a cast of ciphers. Still, his scenes as the Mask are rowdy and enjoyable.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Carrey has yet to find the perfect vehicle for himself, but The Mask, while hardly as fantastic as it should have been, is a step in the right direction.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Rita Kempley
Mike Werb's screenplay -- just a rickety framework for Carrey's consummate clowning -- lacks a propelling plot and has zip in terms of secondary character development.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
An astonishingly lazy and perfunctory effort that does little to realize his (Carrey) comic potential.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
helen gave it a10:
The perfect role for Carrey. I love this film. 'p.a.r.t.Y? BECAUSE I GOTTA!' DAMN.
Jared B. gave it a10:
I have seen nearly all of Jim Carrey's films and I can tell you that this is one of my all-time favorites. The situations he gets into are absolutely hilarious. Cameron Diaz is incredible in her film debut. I own the DVD, and, everytime I watch it, it makes me long for the days before Carey actually thought he could pull off a dramatic role. Jim, stick to what you're good at... comedy.
stanley i. gave it a10:
Greeeeat movie, especially the score.
Gabriel D. gave it a10:
That movie was funny. I lobe that move. I can watch it a hundred times and i would still think it is funney.
