Carrey's a human cartoon, and his spontaneous, Avery-esque, anything-for-a-laugh outrageousness makes this otherwise blank Mask a must-see.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Carrey's jolly green mug carries Mask. [29 July 1994, p. D1]Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
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'.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The result is a movie character who seems half real, half animated.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
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.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
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.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
Mike Werb's screenplay -- just a rickety framework for Carrey's consummate clowning -- lacks a propelling plot and has zip in terms of secondary character development.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
An astonishingly lazy and perfunctory effort that does little to realize his (Carrey) comic potential.Read Full Review »
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