This misfiring disaster shows just how over-estimated Carvey's writing and acting talent has been.
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04/22/08
The Master of Disguise (2002)
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Reviews Counted:97
Fresh:2
Rotten:95
Average Rating:2.3/10
Consensus: The Master of Disguise plays to Carvey's strength at mimicry. Unfortunately, the movie is more painful to watch than is funny.
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Carvey is Pistachio Disguisey, a waiter who is plagued by the bad habit of impersonating the people he serves. He is constantly taking on alternate identities but cannot figure out why he feels so... [More]
Starring: Dana Carvey, Brent Spiner, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould
Director: Perry Andelin Blake
Reviews for The Master of Disguise
Top Critic... Mike Myers has already milked this type of gag-dense character comedy bone dry.
03/07/07
Top CriticThere follows a fusillade of farts, dud sight gags and inconsequential butt jokes.
02/09/06
Top CriticThe worst film ever made: a film about idiots, made by idiots, for idiots.
06/01/03
Top CriticIt is cut with all the precision and timing of an irritating kids' TV show, with kids themselves in charge of the production, and their pets operating the equipment.
01/26/03
In the dire The Master of Disguise, Carvey is seen to maximum disadvantage as a dim-witted Italian-American waiter whose family have an inherited gift for turning themselves into anyone from Bo Derek to George Bush.
01/20/03
Top CriticThis is a serious contender for the title of The Worst Film Ever Made.
01/18/03
Never have so many jokes clunked off the screen to such a silent audience. And never has 80 minutes seemed like such an eternity.
12/24/02
Top CriticI have to sit through it; it's my job. You don't.
12/05/02
This is a bad flick that will appeal mostly to kids ranging from ages 5-11, but adults will leave halfway through. I found it almost tolerable.
04/29/09
George W. Bush in the flesh would have been much funnier than this movie's impersonation.
01/05/07
Master of Disguise may be a real hoot, if you're under 10 years old, or drunk, or both. Not a bad time-waster on a rainy Sunday, but a time-waster nonetheless.
07/25/04
It is virtually impossible to watch The Master of Disguise and not feel embarrassed for stars Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, and Brent Spiner.
01/15/04
In the end, Dana Carvey is left wishing he could disguise himself as Mike Myers, or himself circa 1986. At least then, he would be funny again.
06/26/03
The fart jokes get the biggest laughs.
05/20/03
...Occasional moments of Carvey genius (many of which are seen in the trailer) sprinkled sparsely throughout a senseless, leaden production...
02/08/03
It’s a great, resonant comic premise, yet the film fails on every level, partly due to Carvey’s charmless passive-aggressive manner – lacking the abrasive edge of Lewis or Adam Sandler, he’s nakedly winsome, a puppy yapping for love.
12/27/02
The film's only laughs come when Pistachio is off the screen, and dressed as someone else.
10/02/02
The Master of Disguise represents Adam Sandler’s latest attempt to dumb down the universe.
09/26/02
Rarely has such a talented comedian been so wildly out of touch with what's funny.
09/18/02
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