The Mask Review
by Lara Shaffer (SHAFFER AT UMSLVMA DOT UMSL DOT EDU)September 7th, 1994
THE MASK
[Spoilers]
A film review by Lara Shaffer
Copyright 1994 Lara Shaffer
Hi. I am not a movie reviewer. I'm not even a grown-up. I'm 13, and I'd just like to post my opinion of this movie. I know Jim Carrey is in it, but I'm not really sure who else is. I think it's rated PG-13. Here's the review:
I think the lesson in this movie that they were trying to teach you was that you don't need a mask, you can just be yourself. I think that they did a lousy job of getting this message across. It seemed to me that Jim Carrey, who had found a mask in the river and when he put it on transformed into an action-packed cartoon character who seemed to be killing someone or doing something against the law almost every second... anyway, like I was saying it seemed to me that Jim Carrey could not get along without the mask.
There were two main female characters in the movie, one liked Jim Carrey for the mask, the other liked him just for himself. If they were trying to say you don't need a mask they would have had the sensible girl who liked him without the mask fall in love with him. But no, she betrayed him and he ended up with the gangster's girlfriend who liked the guy with the mask better.
Also they made it look like robbing a bank, shooting people, tricking the police, getting in jail, and escaping from jail was cool. It also made smoking look cool. And people wonder why teenagers start smoking so early!
In my opinon the only good part of the movie was when they were dancing to that Mexican song. It looked like a fun movie to make, but it wasn't that great watching it.
If I had to give it a grade I would give it a D+. If you would like to comment on what I have said you may email me at:
[email protected]
Lara
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