"The Mask" took a gory and violent comic book and turned it into a funny and PG-13 comedy. It starred rubber faced Jim Carrey as an introverted bank employee that becomes a wild man with fantastic powers when he puts on the titular mask. He gets the girl, shows that he doesn't need the mask to be successful and roll credits. The movie was very popular, it did what it set out to do like bring a Tex Avery cartoon to life and made a lot of money. To this day it's still considered some of Jim Carrey's best work. So obviously there was a call to make a sequel to this. It bounced around a lot in Hollywood and Jim even turned down a $10 million paycheck because he didn't want to do a sequel to his work.
So a couple years later they announced that they were making a sequel starring nobody that was in the original movie. This time instead of the wild and crazy Jim Carrey they instead cast the relatively unfunny Jamie Kennedy. And it's like they took all the likability out of the movie and replaced it with really creepy CGI and jokes that didn't land properly.
The story goes that the mask has floated downstream from Edge City to Fringe City and has been found by a dog that looked remarkably like the dog from the original. His owner is played by Jamie Kennedy who's an aspiring cartoonist and a total manchild. Where Jim Carrey was eccentric and charming, this guy is just annoying. Well he puts on the mask, becomes a green faced wild man and wows everybody at the company Halloween party. They even rip off the musical numbers from the original but where they were funny and showed off Jim's abilities this one singular one really doesn't work. Like the dog the makers seem to think that if it worked in the original it will work here. Sadly it doesn't.
Up until now there could have been some decent movie to be pulled from this mess but it's called "Son of the Mask" for a reason. While wearing said mask he goes home to his wife and she winds up pregnant. The baby somehow has inherited the powers of the mask and shenanigans ensue.
The mother has morning sickness but instead of vomit what comes out is bubbles. I guess that's supposed to be funny. And she gets weird cravings. Like for silly string because the baby is silly I guess. Again I guess it's supposed to be funny.
The baby is born and now the movie takes a hard left turn into nightmare fuel. The baby is normal except when alone with his father and he suddenly becomes a CGI abomination. You want to talk about the uncanny valley? This kid is an uncanny black hole. He's beyond frightening but I guess he was supposed to be cute and adorable.
There's a side quest as Loki, the owner of the mask, is trying to find his mask and it erupts into chaos as he finds the child, the father and mother try to save him, there's a shtick-off where Loki and Jamie fight using wacky tricks and the baby finally chooses his father because he loves him now instead of literally wanting to send him to the insane asylum.
Cue the happy ending and the CGI baby winking to the camera as if to say, "this isn't over".
Thankfully this movie bombed at the box office and a third movie wasn't made and we never saw Jamie Kennedy in movies again.
Do not see this. Sure it might entertain kids but there are better movies out there for them.
So a couple years later they announced that they were making a sequel starring nobody that was in the original movie. This time instead of the wild and crazy Jim Carrey they instead cast the relatively unfunny Jamie Kennedy. And it's like they took all the likability out of the movie and replaced it with really creepy CGI and jokes that didn't land properly.
The story goes that the mask has floated downstream from Edge City to Fringe City and has been found by a dog that looked remarkably like the dog from the original. His owner is played by Jamie Kennedy who's an aspiring cartoonist and a total manchild. Where Jim Carrey was eccentric and charming, this guy is just annoying. Well he puts on the mask, becomes a green faced wild man and wows everybody at the company Halloween party. They even rip off the musical numbers from the original but where they were funny and showed off Jim's abilities this one singular one really doesn't work. Like the dog the makers seem to think that if it worked in the original it will work here. Sadly it doesn't.
Up until now there could have been some decent movie to be pulled from this mess but it's called "Son of the Mask" for a reason. While wearing said mask he goes home to his wife and she winds up pregnant. The baby somehow has inherited the powers of the mask and shenanigans ensue.
The mother has morning sickness but instead of vomit what comes out is bubbles. I guess that's supposed to be funny. And she gets weird cravings. Like for silly string because the baby is silly I guess. Again I guess it's supposed to be funny.
The baby is born and now the movie takes a hard left turn into nightmare fuel. The baby is normal except when alone with his father and he suddenly becomes a CGI abomination. You want to talk about the uncanny valley? This kid is an uncanny black hole. He's beyond frightening but I guess he was supposed to be cute and adorable.
There's a side quest as Loki, the owner of the mask, is trying to find his mask and it erupts into chaos as he finds the child, the father and mother try to save him, there's a shtick-off where Loki and Jamie fight using wacky tricks and the baby finally chooses his father because he loves him now instead of literally wanting to send him to the insane asylum.
Cue the happy ending and the CGI baby winking to the camera as if to say, "this isn't over".
Thankfully this movie bombed at the box office and a third movie wasn't made and we never saw Jamie Kennedy in movies again.
Do not see this. Sure it might entertain kids but there are better movies out there for them.