Son of the Mask (2005)

The review finds the sequel's approach of adding family elements only partially successful, with unimpressive effects and kiddie-level humor that limits its theatrical appeal.

The critic finds the sequel digs an impossibly deep hole by lacking a compelling story or interesting characters. It singles out the tedious, derivative baby sequences and wasted special effects as especially dull despite visual overstimulation.

The critic criticizes the late sequel for misjudging its audience, with in-jokes for adults but gross-out and syrupy elements insulting to older viewers, calling it arriving "a decade late. And way too soon."

The critic calls the film joyless tedium and a long-overdue sequel that fails to recapture the original's energy. They single out the excessive focus on the cartoon baby and crude jokes for complaint.

The critic deems this a dismal sequel that fails even by the low standards of follow-ups to bad movies, targeting young children with a frantic, CGI-heavy assault that borders on the experimental. The only elements singled out are the return of the creepy computer-animated dancing baby and the unconvincing efforts of Alan Cumming as Loki.

The critic finds the film fails basic cartoon logic and consists of nonstop manic behavior without rules or a sane baseline. He singles out the shape-shifting baby sequences as especially unpleasant and unamusing.

The review calls the film a dreadful sequel that squanders any potential premise and is remarkably inept, with a heroically bad script that prioritizes parent-child themes over humor. The only faint praise goes to a few clips from old cartoons and Jamie Kennedy’s occasionally lovable stupidity.

The critic finds the film a profoundly unfunny, hyperactive sequel without Jim Carrey that induces a migraine-like headache. It singles out the baby's morphing effects and the pretensions to Tex Avery-style genius as particularly misguided and stupid.

The review calls the film an irredeemable mess and computer-animated Punch and Judy show without wit or heart. It singles out the ugly computer animation effects and lack of memorable performances for complaint.

The critic deems this a cheap and nasty sequel lacking the wit and style of the original Jim Carrey film. It singles out the shoddy effects and misguided appeal to any age group as making it a criminal waste of screen space.

The review deems the film a manic and mindless exercise that is a truly numbing experience. It singles out the polished but derivative special effects and the best 90 seconds belonging to a Warner Bros. cartoon clip.

The critic calls the film an embarrassment that starts promisingly but quickly becomes one of the worst movies ever made, with appalling CGI baby effects and a focus on the infant instead of the mask. They single out the incoherent, childish plot and lack of humor for complaint while noting the potential in the premise and Jamie Kennedy's performance was wasted.