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Son of the Mask (2005)

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Reviews Counted:97

Fresh:7

Rotten:90

Average Rating:2.8/10

Consensus: Overly frantic, painfully unfunny, and sorely missing the presence of Jim Carrey.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for action, crude and suggestive humor, and language

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 18, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $16,967,576

Synopsis: This time around, the star of the film is Jamie Kennedy (MALIBU'S MOST WANTED), who plays Tim Avery, a young husband with a fear of fatherhood. Unfortunately, he is about to become just that,... This time around, the star of the film is Jamie Kennedy (MALIBU'S MOST WANTED), who plays Tim Avery, a young husband with a fear of fatherhood. Unfortunately, he is about to become just that, alongside his excited wife Tonya (Traylor Howard). What makes an already bad situation worse is Tim's eventual realization that his son was conceived under the powers of the eternal Mask of Loki, which has turned his son into an uncontrollable monster. Then there's the arrival of the actual Loki (Alan Cumming), an evil figure who has come to reclaim his mask and win the approval of his overly critical father, Odin (Bob Hoskins). As Tim battles against Loki and tries to return his son to normalcy, he learns what being a good father is all about. [More]

Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins, Traylor Howard

Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins, Traylor Howard, Ryan Falconer, Ben Stein, Stephen Wright

Director: Larry Guterman

Director: Larry Guterman
Screenwriter: Lance Khazei
Producer: Scott Kroopf, Erica Huggins
Composer: Randy Edelman
Studio: New Line Cinema

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May 17, 2005

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  • Mayhem is unleashed when the Mask of Loki finds its way into the hands of aspiring cartoonist Tim Avery and his son, Alvey.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    A transparently minimal effort in which many jokes and pivotal plot points are grossly inappropriate for children.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    05/26/06
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    ... a harried, screechy film that goes nowhere at a breakneck pace, full of sound and furious slapstick overkill but devoid of wit.

    Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
    02/18/05
    Sean Axmaker
    Sean Axmaker
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    Congratulations, it's a talking, dancing, top-hat-wearing boy! Just like in those incredibly innovative Quiznos commercials and that sitcom that got cancelled a while back.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    02/17/05
    Allison Benedikt
    Allison Benedikt
    Chicago Tribune
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    If this sounds more like a horror movie than a family matinee to you, then you obviously don't work for New Line Cinema,

    Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
    02/15/05
    Rob Blackwelder
    Rob Blackwelder
    SPLICEDWire

    I’ve seen some sorry excuses for sequels in my time. But Son of the Mask reeks in a category all its own.

    Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
    02/18/05
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    7M Pictures

    If your idea of a good time is watching your favorite cartoon classics butchered by a CGI dog and a creepy baby resembling a deleted scene from The Polar Express, then...

    Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
    02/18/05
    Larry Carroll
    Larry Carroll
    FilmStew.com

    [Cumming] lights up the screen with a spike-haired character that surrenders to camp and runs with it with a wildly jubilant abandon

    Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    02/12/05
    Andrea Chase
    Andrea Chase
    Killer Movie Reviews

    No matter how much you paid or were paid to watch this capophagic mess, son, you been robbed.

    Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
    02/17/05
    Walter Chaw
    Walter Chaw
    Film Freak Central

    It's not just an absence of Mr. Carrey that poses the problem. It's an absence of an intriguing story.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    02/17/05
    Nancy Churnin
    Nancy Churnin
    Dallas Morning News
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    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.

    Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
    02/17/05
    Mike Clark
    Mike Clark
    USA Today
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    None of the sequences take time to develop and buildup; they're just thrown at us mindlessly.

    Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
    02/18/05
    Bill Clark
    Bill Clark
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    The film starts promisingly ... but our laughter stops the moment the special effects kick in.

    Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
    02/10/05
    Rich Cline
    Rich Cline
    Shadows on the Wall

    While the bright colors and occasional chuckles might amuse the younger set, this film will seem tediously long to the adult audiences who may even be outraged at the way they've blatantly and badly ripped off the Tex Avery style and plots.

    Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
    02/22/05
    Angel Cohn
    Angel Cohn
    Premiere Magazine

    Guterman is settling into a niche that blends live action with computer-animated effects, but all those high-tech hijinks are wasted with a sub-par plot line and idiotic action.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    02/18/05
    Angel Cohn
    Angel Cohn
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Color, movement and loud noises do not disguise an idiotic movie.

    Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
    02/27/05
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    KWQC-TV (Iowa)

    It's repetitious, overpowering and ultimately rather tiring, wearing out its welcome too soon. Plus, that darn baby just scares me.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    02/17/05
    Randy Cordova
    Randy Cordova
    Arizona Republic
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    an awful, unoriginal, infuriating, and endless mess

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    02/21/05
    Pete Croatto
    Pete Croatto
    Filmcritic.com

    It's astonishing how dull a movie that packs so much visual overstimulation into its frames can be.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    02/17/05
    Kevin Crust
    Kevin Crust
    Los Angeles Times
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    Ten years ago it was cool to be s-s-s-mokin'. This is the punishment for enjoying that.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
    02/18/05
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    TheMovieChicks.com

    Unnecessary but not entirely unpleasant.

    Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
    02/17/05
    Peter Debruge
    Peter Debruge
    Miami Herald
     
     
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