@RATIO_RAT2025-12-09 15:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than The Mask.
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1994 · Comedy / Fantasy / Crime / Romance
The Mask
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.
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1994
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Comedy / Fantasy / Crime / Romance
PLOT SUMMARY
Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the confidence to woo a local singer, it also makes him the target of a ruthless mobster.
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@REEL_DEAL2025-12-05 09:00 UTC
The Mask: an airport-run cliché stretched into a feature film.
@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-18 00:00 UTC
The Mask is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-09 02:00 UTC
The script for The Mask feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.
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The Mask (1994) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 30/100. Timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask infused with the spirit of the Norse god Loki. Donning it transforms him into an unrestrained, green-faced, cartoon-like wild man. While the mask grants him the co…
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Mask fit best?+
The Mask works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for comedy fans. With a Burn Index of 30/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Mask worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Mask scores 30/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/movies · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 2.8k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Mask?
Director clearly thought The Mask was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 4.1k points
The cinematography in The Mask is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Rewatched The Mask last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/CinephileCynic🔥 1.3k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Mask?
Honestly, The Mask would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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