The Mask
New Line Cinema | Release Date: July 29, 1994 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Washington PostJoe Brown
Carrey's a human cartoon, and his spontaneous, Avery-esque, anything-for-a-laugh outrageousness makes this otherwise blank Mask a must-see. Read full review
80
VarietyLeonard Klady
This showcase for the talents of Jim Carrey is adroitly directed, viscerally and visually dynamic and just plain fun. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The result is a movie character who seems half real, half animated. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
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 full review
75
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Carrey's jolly green mug carries Mask. [29 July 1994, p. D1]
63
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. Read full review
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