Jim Carrey IS The Mask

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2020)

The Mask was made for Jim Carrey. Even though he had some good work before this movie I think he really got popular during the Mask/Ace Ventura era. His cartoonish and expressive style of comedy really stood out. The movie is based on a cartoon and really feels like one too. Anything goes. We're also introduced to other stars like Cameron Diaz. I remember when they would promote this movie they milked the heck out of that shot where she walks into the bank. I would see it everywhere. I think she played the role well as the girlfriend of the bad guy who still feels like a real meanie to this day. It sometimes feels a bit out of place. The very realistic feeling and harsh bad guy in a somewhat cartoonish Universe but I guess the point was to show Stanley is the exact opposite. Peter Greene played the bad guy well.
What I really didn't notice when I first watched but now is that the dog Milo was pretty talented. They had him doing all kinds of trick that he did with ease with the right expressions. It was the movie The Mask that made me want to have a dog.
One of Jim Carrey's best movies.