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The Mask

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The Mask (1994)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:32

Rotten:10

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: It misses perhaps as often as it hits, but Carrey's manic bombast, Diaz's blowsy appeal, and the film's overall cartoony bombast keep The Mask afloat.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Boring bank account officer Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is tired of kowtowing to his know-nothing boss and being rejected by attractive women. But just before he decides to end it all, Stanley is... Boring bank account officer Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is tired of kowtowing to his know-nothing boss and being rejected by attractive women. But just before he decides to end it all, Stanley is transformed from a spineless accountant into a jiving zoot-suited hellion when he discovers the superhuman powers of an ancient wooden mask he finds floating in the river. With the mask, Stanley has the courage to do everything he's ever dreamed of. That includes wooing blond bombshell Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz), a torchy singer at the swanky nightclub Coco Bongo. Too bad Tina's caught up with mobster Dorian Tyrel, a brutal villain planning to rob Stanley's bank and take over the city! Now it's up to Stanley to rid the besieged metropolis of Tyrel. Based on the Dark Horse comic book, THE MASK introduced Diaz to audiences and helped cement Carrey's fame after ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE. Its story of a human cartoon, courtesy of computer effects and Carrey's talent for impressions, was a perfect fit for the comedian's pliable facial features. [More]

Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene

Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni

Director: Chuck Russell

Director: Chuck Russell
Composer: Randy Edelman
Producer: Bob Engelman
Story: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden
Screenwriter: Mike Werb

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...a kind of Roger Rabbit on steroids that still holds up well after all these years.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/19/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

The Mask is highly enjoyable -- if you can bear Carrey's constant tics and mugging.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
12/14/08
Channel 4 Film

Adroitly directed, viscerally and visually dynamic and just plain fun.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/24/08
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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Though the story has a certain universal appeal -- who hasn't felt like a useless jerk and wished to wake up capable of anything? -- the execution is oddly sour and distasteful.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/18/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The results are easy to watch, though awfully familiar and simpleminded.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/18/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

This special effects extravaganza is s good star vehicle for Jim Carrey, exhibiting his skills and his shticks; in a small part, the sexy Cameron Diaz is bound to become a leading lady.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
02/05/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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02/17/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The design is bright as a button and the transformation scenes real eye-poppers, but the film's best special effect is putty-faced Carrey with his razzle-dazzle star turn as the affable Stanley and his manic alter ego.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Cartoony fun with a bombastic Jim Carrey.

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08/18/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

Despite everything, it's still a marvellously energetic movie.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/06/05
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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CG overkill salvaged by Carrey's maniacal performance.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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03/08/05
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
www.susangranger.com

No review available.

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08/27/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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08/12/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

No review available.

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07/22/04
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

No review available.

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06/10/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

No review available.

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04/09/04
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Though a bit slow in the in-betweens (you might get a somewhat antsy), The Mask is a cute clean film for the whole family.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
01/26/04
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

No review available.

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01/02/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A sloppy but entertaining film thanks to

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09/28/03
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online
 
 
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It's not that big a surprise to learn that DC's "Teen Titans" are coming to the big screen, nor that Akiva Goldsman is producing the flick. Doesn't mean either thing... More...

October 04, 2006: Jim Carrey & Cameron Diaz Quit "A Little Game"
Not long ago we shared the news that Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz would be reuniting to star in a comedy called "A Little Game," which focuses on a couple who pretend... More...

September 06, 2006: Jim Carrey & Cameron Diaz, Together Again?
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