Talk about "Son of the Mask" here:
Review by: Breanne Derby
Plot Summary
"Son of the Mask" is a quasi-sequel to the 1994 hit "The Mask" starring Jim Carrey. "Son of the Mask" stars Jamie Kennedy, as Tim Avery, a struggling would-be cartoonist who hasn't had the chance to make his big-break into the world of TV. His wife wants to have a baby, and he wants to accomplish something in his life, and when his dog, Otis, brings him a wooden mask which is enchanted with the powers of the Norse god Loki to wear to his company Halloween party, the mask changes Tim, and makes him livelier and he has "spark" as his boss says. At the end of the night, his dreams of being a cartoonist for television, and his wife's dreams of having a baby are beginning to be set into motion. Unfortunately, the baby turns out to be enchanted with the powers of Loki, and the road ahead in Tim's life looks bumpy.
Review
I had preconceived notions that this movie was going to be horrible, but as I walked into the theatre and sat down, I thought to myself "Maybe I was wrong, after all, the first Mask movie wasn’t bad at all, in-fact, it was rather good." So I was hoping that I would be wrong and that this movie wouldn't be a waste of my time, but, despite its predecessor's decency, this movie failed to produce any form of entertainment for me.
Before I start attacking this film's flaws and all the places it let me down, I should say that my eleven-year-old brothers liked it, and I think that I would have enjoyed it if I were their age, and still entranced by bright colors and thin plotlines. Every setting of the film looked like something out of a cartoon; there was actually one scene where the floor was cut out from under people and they didn't fall until they looked down at it. The original movie, "The Mask," was only cartoon-esque when someone was wearing the mask; otherwise, it had a partial seriousness to it, as if all the extravagant things that took place in it were actually happening in the real world. The world in "Son of the Mask" was more like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.
I was horrendously tortured by Tim's face when he put on the mask; it was solid and gross and he had hard plastic hair to go with it. Tim actually used the mask very little, and I think that the dog, Otis, wore it more than anyone else in the entire movie, but the movie wasn't really centered on the mask as much as the baby who had the powers of the mask without wearing it.
The acting in this movie wasn't great, and the computer animation was abused. There were a few cool shots created using computer animation, but for the most part, it was ridiculous things like the baby dancing around, that were obviously used as a last attempt to get a cheap laugh.
Conclusion
Personally, I hated this movie. I thought that the entire plot was weak and ridiculous, and it was a disgrace to "The Mask". It was definitely geared at children, which seems a bit preposterous to me because "The Mask" was not a children's movie. This movie just didn't have the fun in it that the original had, and the jokes were lame and juvenile. All in all, I think that it was a sad attempt to make money off of a previous hit, which, really, is what all sequels are, but at least some of them are decent. This is undoubtedly a movie for children and its short length and bright colors will entertain them well, but anyone over the age of twelve ought to consider something else.
