Son of the Mask
New Line Cinema | Release Date: February 18, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
20
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
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0
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5
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21
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The characters twirl around like mini tornadoes, but between random brash moments of technological eye-tickling, Son of the Mask sags more than it spins. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldPeter Debruge
In actuality, it's silly fun custom-tailored for reluctant young fathers and that entire clan of 20-something man-children who still read comic books and play video games, guys who do everything possible to resist the notion of adult responsibility. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
While not as edgy or funny as "The Mask," the popular 1994 "original" starring Jim Carrey, the movie offers eye-popping animation high-jinks and a warm-and-fuzzy story that reinforces what some would call family values. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
A harried, screechy film that goes nowhere at a breakneck pace, full of sound and furious slapstick overkill but devoid of wit. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
At its heart is a deep, unresolved ambivalence about child rearing. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
Even with a new leading man and a more family-friendly rating, some things never change: The Mask still stars Industrial Light & Magic. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
What the filmmakers missed in assuming the mask from the earlier film is that it was Carrey's astonishing physical comedy that made that film a hit, not the animation. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
What we basically have here is a license for the filmmakers to do whatever they want to do with the special effects, while the plot, like Wile E. Coyote, keeps running into the wall. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
The net result is a truly numbing experience. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Most of the animated sequences, capably mixed with live action, leave a bad aftertaste, particularly when the ultimate fate of one beaten and battered human bystander after another is left callously unresolved. In other words, parents beware. Read full review
30
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Lacks "spark." Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
Too low-key and amiable to match the lubriciousness Jim Carrey brought to the original. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Cumming's antic acting is the only asset of this boisterous comedy. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Little kidniks with an appetite for zap-pow silliness might find this to their liking. Everyone else, beware. Read full review
25
USA TodayMike Clark
Icky and incompetent (special effects aside) in equal parts, this groaner makes 1994's "The Mask" look like something you'd study in a film graduate course at NYU. Read full review
25
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Doing a sequel to "The Mask" without Jim Carrey sounds like a really bad idea. As Son of the Mask proves, it is. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
A comedy so unfunny, it's tragic. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Loud, mean-spirited and generally obnoxious, Son of the Mask makes the boisterous 1994 original look downright demure and refined. Read full review
20
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
One presumes the only thing worse than making this disaster is actually watching it; wouldn't wish either on anyone. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
It's astonishing how dull a movie that packs so much visual overstimulation into its frames can be. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
S-s-s-smokin'? Hardly, this sequel to the 1994 Jim Carrey flick "The Mask" should have been snuffed out in the drawing room. Read full review
12
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
At its least intolerable, the movie is a fatherhood freak-out. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
But for anyone who assumed Kennedy's experiment couldn't sink any lower than "Malibu's Most Wanted," there are, it appears, ever deeper depths in the realm of comedic misfires. Read full review
10
The New York TimesDana Stevens
An irredeemable mess, a computer-animated Punch and Judy show without wit, heart or a single memorable performance. Read full review
0
New York PostLou Lumenick
A witless and vulgar sequel. Read full review
0
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
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. Read full review
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