Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is a pushover, to say the least. Then he finds a magical mask that turns him into a wild and crazy live Tex Avery cartoon. Now it's up to him to clean the criminal element from the streets of Edge City--and get the girl.
Subgenres: comedy, magic
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Sure, the CG effects were cool, if now a little dated. However, what holds The Mask together is (big surprise here) Jim Carrey's performance--he really is like a living Tex Avery cartoon. This is Carrey before he became JIM CARREY, and the film benefits not only from his superhero bit but also from his absolutely great performance as just a normal guy--he hasn't been able to do it since, not even in (the overrated) Truman Show. The Mask is at times inventive, often hilarious, and man, does the sucker move. (Oct 20, 1999) | ||||||
As I've mentioned a bunch of times in the synopsis and review, The Mask was heavily influenced by the cartoon work of Tex Avery.
Followed by a television cartoon series.
