Son of the Mask (PG)

Dumb and loud, with questionable material.

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Movie details
  • Studio: New Line Cinema, New Line Cinema
  • Directed By: Lawrence Guterman
  • Cast: Alan Cumming, Jamie Kennedy
  • Running Time: 86 minutes
  • Release Date: 02/18/2005
  • Video/DVD Release Date: 05/17/2005
  • Genre: Family and Kids
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • MPAA Explanation: action, crude and suggestive humor, and language

Parents need to know

Parents need to know that this movie has strong language for a PG ("Hell, no," "The crappiest piece of crap in crap-town"). There's a lot of comic violence, including hits to the crotch that are supposed to be funny. There's also some mild sexual material, including discussion of wanting (or not wanting) to have a baby, and the central plot point is based on Tonya getting pregnant while Tim is wearing the mask. Tonya jokes that she's going to make a baby with the neighbor. There's some vulgar humor, including potty jokes.

Families can talk about how parents decide when they are ready to have a baby. Why was it so important to Tim that he be someone his child would be proud of? Why did Tim say that the baby helped him grow up? What is "positive reinforcement" and why is it important? Why are there stories about a god of mischief? What other characters in stories and myths like to cause trouble?

Message

Social Behavior:

Consumerism:

Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:

Social drinking.

Violence

Comic, cartoon-style violence and scariness.

Sex

Mild sexual references and situation.

Language

Strong language for a PG.

Common Sense says

What's the story?

Reviewed by Nell Minow

In this sequel, would-be animator Tim (Jamie Kennedy) lives with his wife Tonya (Traylor Howard) in a cartoony-looking little house. She wants a baby, but he's not ready. On his way to the office Halloween party, Tim finds the magic mask from the first film and decides to wear it, unaware it will unleash his hidden desires and remove all his inhibitions. Tim impresses the party goers with his wild behavior -- everyone thinks he's testing out a new cartoon character. Back home, he's now willing to help his wife conceive. Nine months later the baby is born with some of the mask's powers, because Tim had the mask on when he was conceived. This comes to the attention of Loki (Alan Cummings), the Norse god of mischief and the mask's original owner. His father, Odin orders him to get it back, so Loki begins checking out every baby born on Tim's baby's birthday. Tim is also hunting for the mask – he's unaware of his baby's unusual abilities; he needs the mask back to finish up creating a new cartoon character. Tonya leaves town on a business trip, with Tim on full-time daddy duty, just as the baby's transformational powers really start to take over and Loki finds what he was looking for. The movie then gets turned over to the special effects department for some cartoon-ish fun.

Is it any good?

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SON OF THE MASK is both watered down and jazzed up, like a kid who's had too much sugar. This semi-sequel (all new characters except for Ben Stein's cameo) is directed at a younger audience, and despite some questionable material, it is more mild than wild. There's not much by way of imagination and few of the effects qualify as "special." Jamie may be many notches down the star pole from Jim Carrey (star of the original film), but he is a likeable and funny guy. For some reason, though, this film fails to make the best use of the talents he does have, making him the straight man.

Kids will enjoy the silly humor, but parents may question the appropriateness of some of the material in the movie, especially for younger children, although there's nothing explicit. This movie is dumb and loud, which some children will confuse with entertaining but others will just find overwhelming. It is a shame not to make better use of Kennedy's talents; he is mostly limited to reaction shots. It's a bigger shame to waste this technology and the goodwill left over from the first film on a dull story with forgettable characters.

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Parents and kids say

All Reviews

There are 15 reviews.

3

Posted on 07/29/08 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 13

More mask!!!!! I Demand a 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While it may not be as good as the first one, I was still laughing at this movie!! but I am still tryig to see how it go a PG rating.... 1. similar to "The mask" this movie has alot of cartonish violence, but nothing worse than the first one. 2.Quite a bit of language including: C--p, H--l, D--n, and one S--t. 3.It is implied that a husband and wife made a baby while the husband was wearing the mask. so this movie is funny for those who have seen the first one, with is about the age you should be to see either whitch is 12.
1


Posted on 07/08/08 by TanMan Kid contributor, age 13

Super Lame

This movie was terrible. Dumb. It giver "The Mask" a bad name.
1


Posted on 08/04/07 by big_sister Kid contributor, age 13

very stupid obnoxious movie.......

this movie was REALLY stupid...but my younger siblings(3,8, and 10) were entertained. this movie is appropriate, but would be hard for anyone over 10 to sit through.
1


Posted on 03/02/07 by ktarzjan Kid contributor, age 11

A horrible sequel to a well made film!!

3


Posted on 12/24/06 by G3 Adult contributor

ITS NOT THAT BAD!!!

3


Posted on 04/21/06 by G Kid contributor, age 12

Why make a sequal to a great movie!

I also think this should be rated PG-13!
2


Posted on 11/06/05 by devilgirl10 Kid contributor, age 10

not the greatest movie on earth....

It was okay but, kind of boring. Its a kid's movie, though, I didn't find any language bad ( crap, so what, watch me, crap, crap, CRAP!)I didn't like it, really but, maybe I liked it a tiny bit.......
2


Posted on 06/07/05 by AlaricsMommy Adult contributor

Too loud

This was an obnoxious film for me to watch, but my son loved it. He just liked watching all the stuff going on and the colors and action. There was always something going on, so it kept him entertained. I think though for adults, it's really really a long obnoxious movie.
0

Posted on 05/20/05 by Anonymous Adult contributor
3


Posted on 05/03/05 by kevin Kid contributor, age 9

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Adult Reviews

There are 7 reviews.

3


Posted on 12/24/06 by G3 Adult contributor

ITS NOT THAT BAD!!!

2


Posted on 06/07/05 by AlaricsMommy Adult contributor

Too loud

This was an obnoxious film for me to watch, but my son loved it. He just liked watching all the stuff going on and the colors and action. There was always something going on, so it kept him entertained. I think though for adults, it's really really a long obnoxious movie.
0

Posted on 05/20/05 by Anonymous Adult contributor
1


Posted on 04/19/05 by duster902 Adult contributor
4


Posted on 02/24/05 by fcdizzle Adult contributor

A fun lighthearted film!

This film was a solid, lighthearted, fun film, that works well with kids. Yeah, there's a wee bit of violence, but it's cartoon violence, so it's nothing that bad. Neither the plot nor the action are too complicated for a kid to follow, so they're definitely not going to get lost watching this movie. Overall, it's something the kids can enjoy!
3

Posted on 02/23/05 by Anonymous Adult contributor

Just wrong.

This was the dumbest movie I've seen in a very long time. The rest of the movie goers in the theatre apparently agreed. No one laughed at the gags, and I overheard a child say to their parents, "Let's go home NOW!" Some others were crying as some scenes were abit frightning for kids. My 5 yr old son thought it was a hoot but he did ask about the violence in one part between a man and woman. I cringed in my seat when that happened, it simply wasn't necessary, just stupid, stupid stupid. Please save your money on this one. Watching your toilet flush would be alot more family friendly than this mess.
3


Posted on 02/23/05 by jenb05 Adult contributor
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Kids Reviews

There are 8 reviews.

3

Posted on 07/29/08 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 13

More mask!!!!! I Demand a 3rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While it may not be as good as the first one, I was still laughing at this movie!! but I am still tryig to see how it go a PG rating.... 1. similar to "The mask" this movie has alot of cartonish violence, but nothing worse than the first one. 2.Quite a bit of language including: C--p, H--l, D--n, and one S--t. 3.It is implied that a husband and wife made a baby while the husband was wearing the mask. so this movie is funny for those who have seen the first one, with is about the age you should be to see either whitch is 12.
1


Posted on 07/08/08 by TanMan Kid contributor, age 13

Super Lame

This movie was terrible. Dumb. It giver "The Mask" a bad name.
1


Posted on 08/04/07 by big_sister Kid contributor, age 13

very stupid obnoxious movie.......

this movie was REALLY stupid...but my younger siblings(3,8, and 10) were entertained. this movie is appropriate, but would be hard for anyone over 10 to sit through.
1


Posted on 03/02/07 by ktarzjan Kid contributor, age 11

A horrible sequel to a well made film!!

3


Posted on 04/21/06 by G Kid contributor, age 12

Why make a sequal to a great movie!

I also think this should be rated PG-13!
2


Posted on 11/06/05 by devilgirl10 Kid contributor, age 10

not the greatest movie on earth....

It was okay but, kind of boring. Its a kid's movie, though, I didn't find any language bad ( crap, so what, watch me, crap, crap, CRAP!)I didn't like it, really but, maybe I liked it a tiny bit.......
3


Posted on 05/03/05 by kevin Kid contributor, age 9
2

Posted on 02/22/05 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 11

Boring!!

It was funny ,but I wouldn't want to see it over and over again
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