The Master of Disguise

Name: The Master of Disguise
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: August 2, 2002
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 12
Cast: Dana Carvey

2002

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Overwhelming dislike based on 24 Critic Reviews

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 2, 2002 | PG

Starring: Dana Carvey

Summary: Dana Carvey is Pistachio Disguisey, the last in a long line of "masters of disguise" in a family that goes back through 2,000 years of European history.

Director: Perry Andelin Blake

Genre(s): Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 80 min

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Sean Axmaker

Feels like nothing less than Dana Carvey's desperate bid for his own "Austin Powers"-like franchise, but with a harmless humor far less crude. Carvey favors whoopee cushion punch lines to toilet gags and references to big butts over sexual double-entendres. Read full review

Jack Mathews

The individual scenes are just random, uninspired riffs by Carvey or awkwardly flat cameos by the likes of Jesse Ventura and Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson. Read full review

Chris Kaltenbach

Hands-down, the best James Brolin-in-an-Italian-accent movie ever.

A.O. Scott

A film so family-safe it feels sheathed in plastic Bubble Wrap. Unfortunately, it's not even as much fun as popping the bubbles. It doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes. It still feels like a prison stretch. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Vehicle for Dana Carvey as a chameleonic crime-fighting imbecile is noisy, colorful and fart-gag-filled enough to amuse undiscriminating auds under the age of 10. Read full review

Charles Taylor

I understand how hard it is for parents to find movies to take their kids to, but the thought of them or their children getting stuck at this stinker galls me. Summer vacation feels short enough as it is. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

A gimmick in search of a movie: how to get Carvey into as many silly costumes and deliver as many silly voices as possible, plot mechanics be damned. Read full review

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suspect

Jan 4, 2019

This movie is a classic even though I hadn't seen it in 10 years it still holds up. If we can give Amy Schumer's train wreck of a movie a 48, this movie deserves at least a 50. all you weebs are on here ranting about how horrible this movie is when you don't understand that children do notThis movie is a classic even though I hadn't seen it in 10 years it still holds up. If we can give Amy Schumer's train wreck of a movie a 48, this movie deserves at least a 50. all you weebs are on here ranting about how horrible this movie is when you don't understand that children do not care about a plot. Get real this is an entertaining movie and brings back heavy nostalgia for those who watched in growing up. It's understandable that some might not like it because their parents only let them watch Jesus Christ Superstar (which is a stellar movie) but give this movie a shot and you might actually like it.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

NickN.

Jun 9, 2007

Excellent film. Instant classic. Slam dunk. One ticket for master of disguise please!

1 of 3 users found this helpful

thedude898

Jul 30, 2015

Great movie in it's own right. May not be a cinematic masterpiece but its a classic in it's own way. I watched this movie tons of times when I was a kid and I loved it, and it's still fun to watch today.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

JayC.

Jun 25, 2003

This movie has absolutely no comedy in it. Its funny for the kids and the accent thing is cute but this is just stupid. I laughed once... Rent this for the kids they will laugh the first time they see it and then they will forget about it.

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Whatacriticiam

Apr 11, 2015

This movie is so bad it is funny to laugh at it. Actually you should watch I didn't leave till the end. It was hilarious. I would buy the turtle guy suit though and there were 2 or 3 moments I actually found funny.

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JoeMama

Mar 27, 2009

The Master of Disguise sucks balls! I know because I'm Joe Mama and I know movies!

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GerrickC

Aug 24, 2008

This movie is three things: not funny, not entertaining, and not worth your time. I started watching this movie but I turned it off soon after because it was idiotic. I tried again the next day but I had to turn it off again because it became too idiotic. Don't watch this movie.

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