The mask, directed by Chuck Russell is a fantasy comedy about over nice doormat, Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carry), who finds a mysterious mask on the shore. When he puts it on, it turns him into a green faced maniac super hero with all the powers of a Saturday morning cartoon character. No matter how hard he tries, he cant stop wearing the mask on occasion as it gives him the confidence he needs around people, however, after robbing a bank, the police and local gangsters all what a piece of him. And it’s up to him, his dog Milo and Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz) to save the day.

This is a laugh a minute film which never disappoints and has a stunning plot and superb special effects for it’s time to match it. Many critics believe this film kicked of Jim Carry’s type cast as a wacky, rubber mouthed comedian, which was made more obvious when the slogan under his next film ‘ace venture pet detective’ read ‘ the man behind the mask’. Russell’s direction in some scene is smashing and all the actors are well chosen if not a little stereotypical and predictable, for example, a no nonsense cop and his fat, bubbling sidekick...but in conclusion its pretty good.


by sam