Director: Perry Andelin Blake
Release Date: August 2nd, 2002
Rating: PG (for mild language and some crude humor)
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It is a rare occasion when I can say that I've just watched the worst movie I have ever seen. Usually movies are lame, but very few are able to dig down to the bottom of the barrel to become my latest "worst movie of all time". After seeing Master of Disguise, I have a new film to add to the ranks of Garbage Pale Kids and Pumkinhead 2.
Dana Carvey, who was at one time a funny man, goes the extra mile to create this lame movie aimed at kids. Carvey plays Pistachio Disguisey, the latest in a family that is known for being masters of disguise. The family's history is ancient having lived through 2,000 years of European history. Carvey doesn't realize any of this until his parents are kidnapped and his grandfather shows up to tell him all about his destiny.
Don't be fooled by the somewhat intriguing concept. This movie plays like it was filmed by several high school kids making everything up as they went along. If only that was how it was filmed, I wouldn't have to tell you that the Emmy Award-winning Carvey wrote this thing himself.
Short, but not sweet
The actual content of the movie is about 65 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of bloopers, deleted scenes, and credits. As for the content itself, Carvey spends a lot of his time learning to use his disguising ability which requires a lot of impersonations. The impersonations include some Indian guy, a turtle, and George W. Bush.
To spice things up, Carvey quickly hires a model-like assistant who takes the job after being offered a dental plan. At first, the assistant is taken aback by Carey's character, but learns to love him.
You will also find plenty of obvious plot holes followed by one of the characters making up some outrageous reason why we shouldn't worry about them.
"But, Grandfather, why can't you help me find my parents?"
"Because the Ancient Book of Disguise says, 'When a son's parents are kidnapped, the grandfather must not help him find them.'" This ancient book is a pop-up book, by the way.
And how could I forget to mention the butt and fart jokes? There are plenty of those to go along with the random acts of stupidity making this movie too unbearable to finish. It actually took me three tries. It may only be 65 minutes long, but it seems like an eternity.
My advice is to pretend this movie doesn't exist. In fact, forget you read this review and erase any memory you have of Master of Disguise and maybe it will go away.
Carvey started his career by playing some hilarious characters on Saturday Night Live, but hopefully, he won't end it with this movie.
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