The Mask (1994) Critic Reviews

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

This showcase for the talents of Jim Carrey is adroitly directed, viscerally and visually dynamic and just plain fun.Read the full review

The result is a movie character who seems half real, half animated.Read the full review

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 the full review

Carrey's jolly green mug carries Mask. [29 July 1994, p. D1]Read the full review

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 the full review

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 the full review

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 the full review