
Timid bank clerk, Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey). Unfortunately, he's too gentle, and is unable to handle confrontations. After one of the worst days, he finds a mask which depicts Loki, the Norse god of mischief. When he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoon wild man. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills the friend of small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel (Peter Greene),he wants the green-faced goon destroyed.... (Full plot summary below)
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Timid bank clerk, Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey). Unfortunately, he's too gentle, and is unable to handle confrontations. After one of the worst days, he finds a mask which depicts Loki, the Norse god of mischief. When he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoon wild man. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills the friend of small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel (Peter Greene),he wants the green-faced goon destroyed.
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| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksA wacky and eye-popping (literally) combination of live-action comedy and computer animation. |
| Washington PostJoe BrownCarrey's a human cartoon, and his spontaneous, Avery-esque, anything-for-a-laugh outrageousness makes this otherwise blank Mask a must-see. |
| VarietyLeonard KladyThis showcase for the talents of Jim Carrey is adroitly directed, viscerally and visually dynamic and just plain fun. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe result is a movie character who seems half real, half animated. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThis 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'. |
| USA TodaySusan WloszczynaAs 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. |
| Baltimore SunStephen WiglerCarrey may be the finest comic to come along since Robin Williams. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...a kind of Roger Rabbit on steroids that still holds up well after all these years. |
| Bullz-Eye.comJason Zingale[It] wouldn't have been possible without Jim Carrey, who commands the physically demanding lead role with exuberant confidence. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsScott RenshawThe Mask would be a loud dud without Jim Carrey's unique talents. |