The Mask

The Mask (1994)

  • 75% of critics liked it
    (44 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (910,763 ratings)

Hyperactive mayhem results when a mild-manned banker discovers an ancient mask that transforms him into a zany prankster with superhuman powers in this special-effects-intensive comedy. The wildly improvisational Jim Carrey plays Stanley Ipkiss, a decent-hearted but socially awkward guy who one… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
Chuck Russell
Written By
Mike Werb
Genres
Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 29, 1994 Wide
On DVD
Feb 6, 2001
New Line Cinema

Critic Reviews

  • Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

    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.

  • Leonard Klady, Variety

    Adroitly directed, viscerally and visually dynamic and just plain fun.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    The results are easy to watch, though awfully familiar and simpleminded.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Bright-eyed, crazily intense, irrepressibly silly, Mr. Carrey can be funny without fireworks. He deserves material clever enough to let him do just that.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Carrey is the ultimate party dude, and like the masked man says, this party is smokin'.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael M


    The Mask is the funniest film I have ever seen in my life. It's the film that started my love for the talented Jim Carrey. His enthusiasm and rubber faced antics really bring the comic book hero to life and the acting from Cameron Diaz as Stanley Ipkiss' love interest cannot… More

  • Scott G


    The sort of film you can put on a saturday afternoon and actually pay attention to, funny in a way and a fun story and all round.

  • Michael E


    Carrey could've done a lot better in this film

  • Eric A


    Great whacky Jim Carrey movie. Loved it as a kid......one of a kind.

  • Dean M


    S-S-S-SMOKIN'! Awesome, hilariously funny and crazy action-comedy of a wise-cracking love-crazy and crime-fighting green tornado. Jim Carrey brings an awesome acting on his rubber-faced when wearing a green mask. The success of the film wholly depends on Carrey, as he has to… More

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