One of Jim Carrey's Better Comedies

Rating: 7/10 (17 March 2009)

Combining Jim Carrey with a bunch of giddy special effects seems like a redundancy, since Carrey himself IS a special effect. But that's just what this film does, with mostly entertaining results.
Carrey plays a nerd who finds a mask that transforms him into a superhero when he wears it. Cue lots of intentionally cartoonish effects reminiscent of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
The film features an early role for Cameron Diaz as a love interest for Carrey.
The film was Academy Award nominated for its visual effects, but it lost the award to the much subtler and more impressive effects of "Forrest Gump."
Grade: B