10
An irredeemable mess, a computer-animated Punch and Judy show without wit, heart or a single memorable performance.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
38
Chicago Tribune by Allison Benedikt
Even with a new leading man and a more family-friendly rating, some things never change: The Mask still stars Industrial Light & Magic.
30
Most of the animated sequences, capably mixed with live action, leave a bad aftertaste, particularly when the ultimate fate of one beaten and battered human bystander after another is left callously unresolved. In other words, parents beware.
25
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Cumming's antic acting is the only asset of this boisterous comedy.
40
At its heart is a deep, unresolved ambivalence about child rearing.
20
The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
Loud, mean-spirited and generally obnoxious, Son of the Mask makes the boisterous 1994 original look downright demure and refined.
50
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
The characters twirl around like mini tornadoes, but between random brash moments of technological eye-tickling, Son of the Mask sags more than it spins.
20
Dallas Observer by Robert Wilonsky
One presumes the only thing worse than making this disaster is actually watching it; wouldn't wish either on anyone.