Quartile rating: 4/10 · 1 rating
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.
Son of the Mask is widely regarded as one of the worst sequels ever made. The plot is incoherent and poorly constructed, essentially recycling the original concept without the charm or wit that made The Mask work. The acting is broadly terrible — Jamie Kennedy's lead performance is grating and desperate, and Alan Cumming's Loki is cartoonishly overplayed in the worst way. Cinematography is serviceable in the technical sense but drowns in ugly, cheap-looking CGI effects that have aged catastrophically. Novelty is low — it recycles the Mask premise with a baby gimmick that feels more exhausting than inventive, though the Norse mythology angle provides a thin sliver of differentiation. The ending resolves nothing satisfying and caps a deeply unpleasant viewing experience. A film that fails on almost every creative level.