13 Movie Sequels That Shouldn't Have Been Made
5. Son Of The Mask
Oh, this is bad. Really bad. The Jim Carrey original was great; a classic Carrey flick full of ridiculous humour, a brilliantly hyperactive performance, and some endlessly quotable lines ("P-a-r-t-why? Because I gotta!") It was a bad movie, but that was its charm. It knew it was bad and leaned into it, and because Jim Carrey was leading the way audiences were inclined to follow the film and laugh at its overt insanity.
Son of the Mask, meanwhile, is just bad. Not fun bad or likeable bad, but BAD.
Jamie Kennedy plays Tim Avery, who finds the titular Mask in a river and uses it to get a promotion at work and conceives a child with his wife. The child is born with the powers of the Mask, and from there it descends into deeper madness. The CGI is terrible, the dancing baby is more terrifying than humorous, and Jamie Kennedy is not a good fit for his role.
Oh, and Loki turns up.
Ultimately, though, the missing presence of Jim Carrey, some terrible effects, sloppy dialogue and painfully, cringe-worthy "humour", Son of the Mask is a film worth keeping yourself and your kids away from. Watch the original, forget this one was allowed to happen, and go on with your life.