The Mask
A timid Bank clerk is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask which contains the spirit of the Norse god Loki.
17 August 1957, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
25 November 1944, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2 February 1946, Macon, Georgia, USA
8 October 1965, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
5 January 1957, San Antonio, Texas, USA
April 12, 2013
Carrey may be the finest comic to come along since Robin Williams.
April 12, 2013
Carrey, the star of the surprising hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and a regular on TV's In Living Color, acquits himself well in a part of sublime goofiness.
April 12, 2013
Carrey and his aggressive overbite are back, but this time he's better used as an ingredient instead of as the plot.
December 14, 2008
The Mask is highly enjoyable -- if you can bear Carrey's constant tics and mugging.
April 12, 2013
Not only is he adept at physical humor, the kind of knockabout stuff that recalls the classic silent clowns, but Carrey also has a bright and likable screen presence, a lost puppy quality that is surprisingly endearing.
April 12, 2013
The gangland plot is flimsy (bad guy Peter Greene wears too much eyeliner), and the jokes are erratic, but it's a far better showcase for Carrey's comic-from-Uranus talent than Ace Ventura.
July 06, 2010
Carrey now has the clout to find a vehicle worthy of his hyperactive gooniness. When he does, we'll see if he's truly a jester for our time or simply the moron of the moment.
April 12, 2013
If a movie star was born in Ace Ventura, he is christened in The Mask. Quite simply, this is the best and freest crazy comedy to come along since Beetlejuice.
April 12, 2013
Adults should also be advised that the previews show most of the good effects, and are 100 minutes shorter.
April 18, 2007
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.
April 12, 2013
When his face turns green and his limbs get limber, Carrey's pretty much unstoppable. This cartoon-y creation is an amazing fusion of physical comedy and state-of-the- art cinema illusion.
December 19, 2008
...a kind of Roger Rabbit on steroids that still holds up well after all these years.
