Mask-the-Cher-movie not Mask-the-Jim-Carrey-movie

Mask is sentimental and sweet. In kind of a boring way. And the more I think about it, the less I like this movie. The trouble with Mask is that it literally has no surprises in store for viewers. 

Actually, there is one moment were I was really surprised by a turn Mask took. This really nice guy who we've known the whole film turns against his best friend and is really mean to him. It's an odd sequence because the movie never revisits this terrible moment. The kid never apologizes for it, and the film doesn't seem to find this behavior to be a problem. 

The ending of Mask is sort of odd, too. Bogdanovich, who has made a very sentimental movie, chooses not to go for a big sentimental finale. It's an understated choice, and it definitely makes for a better movie. But it's too little too late. I thought this was cheesy.