The Mask

3.00
    The Mask
    1994

    Synopsis

    When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle. Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell, whose goons get blamed for the heist.

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    Cast

    • Jim CarreyStanley Ipkiss / The Mask
    • Peter GreeneDorian Tyrrell
    • Cameron DiazTina Carlyle
    • Amy YasbeckPeggy Brandt
    • Peter RiegertLieutenant Mitch Kellaway
    • Richard JeniCharlie Schumaker
    • Orestes MatacenaNiko
    • Tim BagleyIrv
    • Nancy FishMrs. Peenman
    • Johnny WilliamsBurt

    Recommendations

    • 80

      Washington Post

      Carrey's a human cartoon, and his spontaneous, Avery-esque, anything-for-a-laugh outrageousness makes this otherwise blank Mask a must-see.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      The result is a movie character who seems half real, half animated.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      This gifted clown has found the right vehicle for his souped-up silliness. Carrey is the ultimate party dude, and like the masked man says, this party is smokin'.
    • 75

      USA Today

      Carrey's jolly green mug carries Mask. [29 July 1994, p. D1]
    • 63

      ReelViews

      As a comedy, The Mask is genial, but its recycled plot is far too thin for the film to succeed as either an adventure or a spoof.
    • 60

      Chicago Reader

      The results are easy to watch, though awfully familiar and simpleminded.
    • 60

      The New Yorker

      The funniest moment comes when Carrey mimes the effects of the Mask without special effects.
    • 58

      Entertainment Weekly

      The Mask, a rattletrap Jekyll-and-Hyde farce, surrounds Carrey with a nothing plot and a cast of ciphers. Still, his scenes as the Mask are rowdy and enjoyable.

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