Jim Carrey, we were convinced, was an actual cartoon. One of the greatest things about the original is that while, obviously computer animation was used, so much relied on Jim Carrey and his exuberant style of just being. The dullness of the characters can also be attributed to the fact that so much CGI was used. The characters are not fun to watch, and what's worse, they're not funny. Silly is not always a bad thing, but in this movie, the silliness gets to the point of just plain annoying. The premise of the movie becomes increasingly silly. However, this reverence cannot save the film and makes it less respectful and more of a waste of time. Coyote type contraptions and the infamous dancing frog type plot. First off, ill admit that I do respect the fact that this film pays so much homage to the classic cartoons such as Tom and Jerry and Loony Toons, with its Wile E. Meanwhile, Loki, played by Alan Cumming, is in search for his mask at the orders of his father, Odin. Otis the dog, jealous of the baby's attention, puts on the mask and partakes in Tom and Jerry type mayhem to out the baby. Nine months later mayhem ensues as the baby born of the mask has remarkable cartoonish powers. After the party Tim goes home, mask still on and conceives a child with his wife. On the night of the company Halloween party, Tim puts on the mask and transforms into the mischievous, insane character that we all expect. Tim, played by Jamie Kennedy, is a struggling animator who is stuck working as a turtle tour guide for the animation company he aspires to one-day draw for.
The Son of the Mask begins with Otis the dog finding the infamous mask and bringing it back to his owner Tim Avery, a clear homage to legendary Loony Toons creator Tex Avery. Why? Cuz I gotta! Now, eleven years later, it seems to me that the same philosophy has been applied to the new movie "Son of the Mask." Someone asked director Lawrence Guterman why are you making this? And he responds "Cuz I gotta!" Unfortunately, that answer doesn't cover it because after seeing Son of the Mask I still left the theatre thinking, "Good Lord, Why?" Guterman and the rest of the people involved in the blasphemous film need to realize that the response given to why are you making this film should not be as simple as the answer to the debate on whether or not to party. The Mask helped bring Jim Carrey to the forefront of comedy and reached a very popular status for its originality and just pure fun. Eleven years ago, Stanley Ipkiss released his true inner self and became the hero of Edge City by finding and wearing the Norse god of mischief, Loki's mask.
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