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'.
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USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Carrey's jolly green mug carries Mask. [29 July 1994, p. D1]
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames 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.
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Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The results are easy to watch, though awfully familiar and simpleminded.
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The funniest moment comes when Carrey mimes the effects of the Mask without special effects.
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen 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.
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Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Carrey has yet to find the perfect vehicle for himself, but The Mask, while hardly as fantastic as it should have been, is a step in the right direction.