Son of the Mask (2005)

6% of critics liked it
(103 reviews)
29% of users liked it
(36,708 ratings)

The strange mask that gave Jim Carrey remarkable powers in the 1994 hit The Mask makes a mess of a seemingly ordinary family in this special effects-laden comic fantasy. Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy) is a cartoonist living quietly in suburbia with his wife Tonya (Traylor Howard), their baby son Alvey… More The strange mask that gave Jim Carrey remarkable powers in the 1994 hit The Mask makes a mess of a seemingly ordinary family in this special effects-laden comic fantasy. Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy) is a cartoonist living quietly in suburbia with his wife Tonya (Traylor Howard), their baby son Alvey (Ryan Falconer), and dog Otis; however, their lives are turned upside down when Otis discovers a strange green mask which channels the spirit of Loki (Alan Cumming), the Norse god of mischief. Both Otis and Alvey get their hands (or paws) on the mask, and soon both are shape shifting and making all manner of trouble while having a great time doing it. Unfortunately, this isn't the end of Tim and Tonya's troubles -- it seems the supreme Norse god Odin (Bob Hoskins) has given Loki the assignment of recovering the mask, and Loki will do whatever he must to get the mask back from Alvey and Otis. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Lawrence Guterman
Written By: Lance Khazei
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 18, 2005 Wide
On DVD: May 17, 2005
Studio: New Line Cinema

Critic Reviews

Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Whatever possessed director Lawrence Guterman and writer Lance Khazei to transform the sequel to 1994's libidinous hit comedy into pabulum?
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
In the five years I've been co-hosting this show, this is the closest I've ever come to walking out halfway through the film, and now that I look back on the experience, I wish I had.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
If you are the son of Frankenstein, Flubber, Dracula, Lassie, Ali Baba, Sinbad, Billy the Kid, Davy Crockett, Robin Hood, Tarzan or Satan, you have to accept that the movie about you is likely not as good or memorable as the one about your dad.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
A film top-heavy with joyless Tex Avery-style special effects and a dancing-baby bit embarrassingly reminiscent of TV's Ally McBeal.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
With so many cuts a second, all attention goes into following the visuals. Just as well, since the story leaves so little to work with.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Guterman falls into the same trap he set for himself in the equally lifeless Cats & Dogs. There's nothing funny going on around those zany visuals.
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Dumb and loud, with questionable material.
Garth Franklin, Dark Horizons
Sequels without their original stars are usually sent direct to video. Some deserve better, [but] this isn't one of those.
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
It's your usual low-budget, unbelievably bad sequel.
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
Kennedy is feeble and even Alan Cumming makes less of a meal than he could of his role as the petulant god of mischief.
Jim Lane, Sacramento News & Review
Also struggling vainly against the visual effects are Traylor Howard as Kennedy's wife and Bob Hoskins as Cumming's father, the god Odin.
Prairie Miller, NY Rock
If nothing else, Son Of The Mask's bad seed baby serves up an all natural commercial for mental birth control.
David Germain, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The movie strives for a positive message about growing up and embracing the joys of fatherhood, but when the baby's this ugly, you're left wishing the filmmakers had practiced a little cinematic celibacy.
Garth Franklin, Dark Horizons
Sequels without their original stars are usually sent direct to video. Some deserve better, this isn't one of those.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
A transparently minimal effort in which many jokes and pivotal plot points are grossly inappropriate for children.
, Empire Magazine
Joyless tedium.
Jim Schembri, Sydney Morning Herald
A bright, fast, kiddie-oriented lark.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
No doubt extensive market research shows that there's an audience out there for movies like Son Of The Mask, but it's too depressing to speculate who that might be.
Michael Szymanski, Wordmag.com
Kal Penn offers some comedic commentary and some of the deleted scenes may have made the movie more successful.
Jason Zingale, Bullz-Eye.com
The only place for a movie like Son of the Mask is at the bottom of the bargain bin at your local Wal-Mart.

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Directors C

"The Mask" is the absolute funniest film i've ever seen in my life. CGI enhanced the first film and made it even better then it already was. In this case, it makes this cash in plummet into the dirt. Everything about this film is painful and there are no redeeming… More
"The Mask" is the absolute funniest film i've ever seen in my life. CGI enhanced the first film and made it even better then it already was. In this case, it makes this cash in plummet into the dirt. Everything about this film is painful and there are no redeeming features at all. The script is bad, the acting is bad, the characters are awful but worst of all. It's missing Jim Carrey and the physical comedy that made the original a golden comedy classic. Depressingly it is one of the worst films i've ever seen in my life.
Brad W

Horrible, in my Top 10 worst films ever, i hate, hate,hate this crap
Matt G

Oh my god haha this was such a terrible film. F
Michael E

the only entertaining thing about this film is the Dog when he wears the mask and the ending duel between Loki and the dad with the mask on, other than that its a load of crap
John H

1st commandment; Tex Avery's name shouldnot be disgraced Well, that happned... This movie tried to hard to bring laughs and it failed completely. Just a boring embarassment. This is more of a pinoff I think then a sequel to the 1994 The Mask and it strayed away more form… More
1st commandment; Tex Avery's name shouldnot be disgraced Well, that happned... This movie tried to hard to bring laughs and it failed completely. Just a boring embarassment. This is more of a pinoff I think then a sequel to the 1994 The Mask and it strayed away more form the comics than the first. Seriously, this was just an excuse to through in as many cartoon and Looney Tunes references as possible. When humans are given cartoon-like qualities the outcome is immediately a disaster, well, in the case that it's an entire rip of an actuall cartoon. It felt like a straight to video movie, but they may be giving it a little too much credit.
Bently L

When seeing the trailer in front of "The Polar Express" back in 2004, I noticed that there was no Jim Carrey. That fact did not kill me. I already expected that the film would have cartoony effects like the first. Did not see it in the theaters. I went to see… More
When seeing the trailer in front of "The Polar Express" back in 2004, I noticed that there was no Jim Carrey. That fact did not kill me. I already expected that the film would have cartoony effects like the first. Did not see it in the theaters. I went to see "Pooh's Heffalump Movie" on the weekend this was released. I know, strange. And boy I was glad that I didn't see this. I enentually saw it on Cartoon Network (right TV channel to air this film on) and felt stupid throughout the entire broadcast. The jokes are not funny, the story is too simple-minded, and the effects were horrid. The first "Mask" movie was good because if Jim Carrey was spinning his legs around like a Looney Tune character, his face would not be computer-generated. But here, if the little baby is doing cartoony things, they horridly make his face all CGI. I am sorry for all those who were victims of the film's terribleness. Is that even a word? This movie is only to be seen by mental patients.
Richard C

horrible. one of the worst movies ive ever seen. dont see it. F
Lady D

Caught on tv, this film was a bit of a crazy watch. Whilst comparisons will inevitably be made to the first, there really is no competition of which film is the best (that's The Mask by the way). With that in mind, you have to take this film as a film in it's own right and… More
Caught on tv, this film was a bit of a crazy watch. Whilst comparisons will inevitably be made to the first, there really is no competition of which film is the best (that's The Mask by the way). With that in mind, you have to take this film as a film in it's own right and whilst there were some amusing baby moments, "It's just too good to be true" will never quite sound the same ever again. Worth watching if you're after a brainless, easy viewing film.
Dead A

This was a stupid movie.
Luke B

What an absolutely atrocious film. It's just so annoyingly terrible that you can feel the anger rising within you. Everybody looks, and should be, ashamed to have taken part in this. The only person that manages to escape complete damnation is Bob Hoskins. The rules of the first… More
What an absolutely atrocious film. It's just so annoyingly terrible that you can feel the anger rising within you. Everybody looks, and should be, ashamed to have taken part in this. The only person that manages to escape complete damnation is Bob Hoskins. The rules of the first film are thrown out, and the film strings together as many pointless scenes as it can. Without an actual plot, the middle of the film is filled with cartoon sketches of the dog and baby battling, and Alan Cumming acting creepy around babies. It's the majority of the film and it's painful to watch. Dancing CGI babies are simply horrible, and this film is filled with them. Here's hoping the poor and continuous CGI, floats to the bottom of shit creek.
Dean !

A big let down from the first. I got the impression this is aimed at a younger audience. The dog character is funny and animated baby some will like but otherwise not much to see here. Realized the main character is the guy from the video store in the Scream films!
KJ P

Only, because I am a huge fan of the mask do I like this movie! It's a very bad sequel, but anything made from the mask is cool to me! I thought this one was ridiculous, but enjoyable!
Randy T

Crap, crap, crap, crap and crap. (Did I mention that this film is crap?)
Phil H

Total cgi mess with very predictable story and terrible effects, it looks bad, obvious and has an array of poor actors involved. It starts off alright but after about 10min its just gets worse and worse. The whole baby mask thing is just scary and poor lookin and frankly freaks you… More
Total cgi mess with very predictable story and terrible effects, it looks bad, obvious and has an array of poor actors involved. It starts off alright but after about 10min its just gets worse and worse. The whole baby mask thing is just scary and poor lookin and frankly freaks you out.
Alexander W

Very Outlandish and very funny if you know what children like
EightThirty .

Not bad, It was alright...the Mask is way better though ^_^
Lafe F

There's cute and funny special effects when the baby puts on the legendary mask of the Norse prankster god Loki - and becomes an amazing comic creature. There's some silly cartoonish action. Bob Hoskins is fun as the father god "Odin". Jamie Kennedy is fun as the… More
There's cute and funny special effects when the baby puts on the legendary mask of the Norse prankster god Loki - and becomes an amazing comic creature. There's some silly cartoonish action. Bob Hoskins is fun as the father god "Odin". Jamie Kennedy is fun as the baby's daddy. There's a dog putting on the mask too, so watch out! Mindless fun which doesn't seem to stop. Like candy, this movie is not nutritious to digest.
Red L

Another low quality sequel
Dean M

Average comedy with lots of shape-shifting animation.
Bradley W

Horrible, in my Top 10 worst films ever, i hate, hate,hate this crap