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Movie critics combined give Son of the Mask (2005) a score of 1.9284 out of 4
based on (146) reviews
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Excellent
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3
Very Good
(65)
Good
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(30)
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(43)
Poor
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.48 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Amanda Merli)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Amanda Merli)
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.41 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Allison Benedikt)Chicago Tribune (Allison Benedikt)
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.14 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Jan Rausch)Xi-online (Jan Rausch)
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
There is no reason to make a trip to the theater for what amounts to a loud and frenzied day at Chuck E. Cheese's. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Jennie Punter)Globe and Mail (Jennie Punter)
If you are the son of Frankenstein, Flubber, Dracula, Lassie, Ali Baba, Sinbad, Billy the Kid, Davy Crockett, Robin Hood, Tarzan or Satan, you have to accept that the movie about you is likely not as good or memorable as the one about your dad. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Globe and Mail (Jennie Punter)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Peter Debruge)Miami Herald (Peter Debruge)
Unnecessary but not entirely unpleasant. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Miami Herald (Peter Debruge)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
It's doggie vs. baby vs. daddy vs. deity in a sequel so cartoonish it makes Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) look like a dry documentary. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)
Forget about such fripperies as story and character, and your inner 7-year-old can have a pretty good time with the film's Tex Avery-style mayhem ... and Chuck Jones-inspired sight gags. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Seattle Times (Tom Keogh)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Definitely not for adults, some younger kids may appreciate the wild humor. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
The attempt to invoke the imaginative mayhem of Warner Bros. animation never gets anywhere beyond the obvious effort, and it rests uneasily with the messages about the importance of being a good parent and balancing work and play. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Has it not occurred to Hollywood that no one wants to see Jim Carrey-less sequels? Isn’t that kind of obvious, or have they completely underestimated the comedian’s appeal? ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Gene Seymour)Newsday (Gene Seymour)
A perfectly good six-minute animated short is taffy-pulled and inflated beyond reason or tolerance. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Susan Walker)Toronto Star (Susan Walker)
With so many cuts a second, all attention goes into following the visuals. Just as well, since the story leaves so little to work with. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Toronto Star (Susan Walker)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (Tenley Woodman)Boston Herald (Tenley Woodman)
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Francis Rizzo III)DVD Talk (Francis Rizzo III)
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Traylor Howard in Son of the MaskThe rubber-faced wannabe hero that accelerated Jim Carrey's cinematic career returns in this CGI slugfest. It's doggie vs. baby vs. daddy vs. deity in a sequel so cartoonish it makes Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) look ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
This sequel opportunity employer puts Jamie Kennedy in the lead as Tim, a normal nebbish of a cartoonist with a normal suburban life, wife (Traylor Howard), baby Alvey (Ryan Falconer) and dog (Otis) -- until Otis discovers the same mega-magic Mask that ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Sean O'Connell)Flipside Movie Emporium (Sean O'Connell)
Kennedy, meanwhile, makes a wise decision not to mimic Carrey, which has a reverse effect on this sort-of sequel. In the first Mask, Carrey literally came alive once in costume. Kennedy, already adept at imagining new characters, has far more ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Sean O'Connell)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Kim Williamson)Boxoffice Magazine (Kim Williamson)
It, like the Mask-powered baby in it that has the ability literally to bounce off walls, is all over the place. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Kim Williamson)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for La Presse, Montréal (--)La Presse, Montréal (--)
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Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Guterman falls into the same trap he set for himself in the equally lifeless Cats & Dogs . There's nothing funny going on around those zany visuals. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Randy Cordova)Arizona Republic (Randy Cordova)
It's repetitious, overpowering and ultimately rather tiring, wearing out its welcome too soon. Plus, that darn baby just scares me. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Arizona Republic (Randy Cordova)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
What's really sad about Son of the Mask is how hard the effects team work at livening up the proceedings. There's some excellent visuals here. ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Projectile vomiting. Gallons of urine. Flatulence. Crotch jokes. A childish debate over whether a wife should get pregnant. The conception. The consequences. It's what's passing for family entertainment, imbecilic variety, in "Son of the ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("Adam J. Hakari")DVD Clinic ("Adam J. Hakari")
2005’s SON OF THE MASK finds the supernatural mask that Jim Carrey donned in '94 in the home of Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy), a cartoonist who, while wearing the mask on Halloween night, has quite the night in the sack with his wife. Nine months later, ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at DVD Clinic ("Adam J. Hakari")
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Certain sequels are especially baffling. Sure, we understand when a hit spawns a sequel, hot on the heels of the popularity and expecting to cash in with its audience base. But when they come around over 10 years later, when, really, no one seems to ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Reel.com
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
There is much within this mayhem for parents to be wary of, too. Mild profanities and a few sexual comments seem unbefitting a movie aimed at children. Worse yet, the mix of animated and live action violence includes a sleepy dad who almost feeds ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Parent Previews
Son of the Mask (2005) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
One of the foundations of comedy is a character who must do what he doesn't want to do, because of the logic of the situation. As Auden pointed out about limericks, they're funny not ...read the complete Son of the Mask movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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