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
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This misfiring disaster shows just how over-estimated Carvey's writing and acting talent has been. Full Review |
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2/5 |
... Mike Myers has already milked this type of gag-dense character comedy bone dry. Full Review |
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There follows a fusillade of farts, dud sight gags and inconsequential butt jokes. Full Review |
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1/5 |
The worst film ever made: a film about idiots, made by idiots, for idiots. Full Review |
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0.5/4 |
It 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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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1/5 |
This is a serious contender for the title of The Worst Film Ever Made. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Never have so many jokes clunked off the screen to such a silent audience. And never has 80 minutes seemed like such an eternity. Full Review |
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1/5 |
I have to sit through it; it's my job. You don't. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
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. Full Review |
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George W. Bush in the flesh would have been much funnier than this movie's impersonation. Full Review |
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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.
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4/10 |
It is virtually impossible to watch The Master of Disguise and not feel embarrassed for stars Dana Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, and Brent Spiner. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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1/4 |
The fart jokes get the biggest laughs. Full Review |
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2/5 |
...Occasional moments of Carvey genius (many of which are seen in the trailer) sprinkled sparsely throughout a senseless, leaden production... Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
The film's only laughs come when Pistachio is off the screen, and dressed as someone else. Full Review |
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The Master of Disguise represents Adam Sandler’s latest attempt to dumb down the universe. Full Review |
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Rarely has such a talented comedian been so wildly out of touch with what's funny. Full Review |
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