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The Mask (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 30  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 6.4/10
 
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.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Synopsis: Boring bank account officer Stanley Ipkiss -- your average pushover nice guy -- 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's transformed from spineless accountant to jiving zoot-suited hellion... Boring bank account officer Stanley Ipkiss -- your average pushover nice guy -- 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's transformed from spineless accountant to jiving zoot-suited hellion when he discovers the super-human powers of an ancient wooden mask he finds floating in the river. With the mask, Stanley's got the courage to do everything he's ever dreamed of, including woo blond bombshell Tina Carlyle, 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. [More]

Genre: Comedies

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

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

DVD Info

Release:

May 5, 2006

[DVD Details]
  • Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura Pet Detective, Dumb and Dumber) stars as mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who discovers a mysterious ancient mask that brings his inner most desires to wild, screaming life! Now, together with his sidekick Milo, this wise-cracking green tornado is taking Edge City over the top in this romantic-action-comedy that will leave you S-s-s-s-mokin'!
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    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.

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    02/09/06
    Derek Adams
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    3/5

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

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    07/06/05
    Kim Newman
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    3/5

    Exuberant fun.

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    04/17/01
    William Gallagher
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    2.5/4

    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.

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    04/18/07
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    The results are easy to watch, though awfully familiar and simpleminded.

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    04/18/07
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    B-

    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.

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    02/05/07
    Emanuel Levy
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    02/17/06
    Cole Smithey
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    B+

    Cartoony fun with a bombastic Jim Carrey.

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    08/18/05
    Bill Clark
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    07/14/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    4/5

    CG overkill salvaged by Carrey's maniacal performance.

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    04/02/05
    Scott Weinberg
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    03/08/05
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    08/27/04
    Jeffrey Westhoff
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    Rebecca Murray
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    07/22/04
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    04/09/04
    Ryan Cracknell
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    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.

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    01/26/04
    Ross Anthony
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    01/02/04
    Michael Dequina
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    A sloppy but entertaining film thanks to

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    09/28/03
    Dan Lybarger
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    4/5

    A wild movie and a dazzling debut by Cameron Diaz

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    09/01/03
    Shannon J. Harvey
    Sunday Times (Australia)
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