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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

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 transformed from a spineless accountant... 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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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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Derek Adams
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Despite everything, it's still a marvellously energetic movie.

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Kim Newman
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Exuberant fun.

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William Gallagher
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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.

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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
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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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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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CG overkill salvaged by Carrey's maniacal performance.

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Scott Weinberg
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08/27/04
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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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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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September 06, 2006: Jim Carrey & Cameron Diaz, Together Again?
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