The Mask

Is there a crazier movie than this? I dont think there is a crazier character in all filmography than this green-faced man that turns up whenever someone decides to put on that mask. 
Apparently the Mask is an ancient relic that gives extraordinary powers to whoever is wearing it. Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey), a hard-luck young man finds this wooden mask and becomes this almighty character called The Mask. The truth is that the mask used to belong to Loki the the trickster god of the Norse mythology, hence its incredible abilities. Ipkiss accidentally meets and falls in love with  Tina (Cameron Díaz), a voluptuous woman who is involved with gangsters. It will be thanks to The Mask and his reality bending powers that Stanley will overcome his inhibitions, help the Police get theb gansters and obtain Tina's affections, but not before a lot of craziness (emphasis in craziness).
What a great fantasy comedy this is! In its time it was so successful it helped boost Carrey's and Diaz's respectives careers. The scenes when The Mask faces the bad guys for the first time and later on dances mambo to confront the Police are simply out of this world. They made a sequel-without Jim Carrey-but it was not the same.  Pity! I would have loved to see Carrey being possessed once again by the presence of Loki! With our time's technology that film would be more than out of this world.
Five stars out of five for this one.                                                                             

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