Classic Friday : The Mask (1994) 8/10

Starring : Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yesbeck, Richard Jeni, Cameron Diaz
Director : Charles Russell
Running Time : 97 mins

Stanley Ipkiss (Carrey) is a perfectly boring run of the mill bank teller who dreams of being more like the characters in his favourite Tex Avery cartoons, but when he finds an ancient Norse mask and puts it on, he transforms into a cartoonish crime fighting superhero. Unfortunately for Stanley, not everyone wants him to be a hero, and some criminal elements soon try to find a way to steal the mask and use it for their own evil ends.

This was a landmark movie in regards to its visual effects, and also marked the movie debut of Cameron Diaz. The film is a lot less dark than the comic books, in which Stanley goes around murdering people that annoy him, but thankfully this drastic change only proved to make the movie more appealing for all ages and made for an enjoyable adventure for the whole family.

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