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The Master of Disguise (2002)

Directed by Perry Andelin Blake

Comedy

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Overview

After the patriarch of the Disguisey family is kidnapped by Devlin Bowman in an attempt to steal the most precious treasures from around the world, Italian waiter Pistachio Disguisey utilizes his supernatural ability to disguise himself in an attempt to stop him.

Rated PG | Length 80 minutes

Actors

Dana Carvey | Brent Spiner | Jennifer Esposito | Harold Gould | James Brolin | Austin Wolff | Edie McClurg | Maria Canals-Barrera | Robert Machray | Michael Bailey Smith | Rachel Lederman | Mark Devine | Kenan Thompson | Jay Johnston | Jessica Simpson | Jessica Keller | Vincent Riverside | Mark Ginther | Carrick O'Quinn | Mitch Silpa | Virginia Hawkins | Jonathan Loughran | Ted Rooney | Brandon Molale | Erick Avari | Phil Jones | Michael DeLuise | Larry Cedar | Andrew Shaifer | Vincent Castellanos | Roger Mussenden | Al Goto | Simon Rhee | Kevin Nealon | Bill Cho Lee | Chao Li Chi | Steve Gormley | Christel Smith | Ava Metz | Bo Derek | Barry Bernardi | Brian Catalano | Gabriel Pimentel | Martha Del Rio | Guelmarí Oppenheimer | Tracy E. Wilson | Patricia De Leon | Phil Fischer | Steven Hack | Dane Morris | Bryan Jeffrey Price | Andy Morrow | Naya Rivera | Julius Ritter | Brighton Hertford | Sandra Lindquist | Eugene C. Palmer | Leland Crooke | Mike Johnson | Michael Lee Phillips Jr. | Buddy Bolton | Stuart Quan | Spencer Sano | Hiro Koda | Johnny Trí Nguyễn | Yoshio Iizuka | Ronn Surels | Andy Cheng | Steven Ho | Tony Wilde | Berglind Icey | Leasi Andrews | Anna Marie Goddard | Theresa Madelin Lin | Adrian Armas | Gustavo Vargas | Paul Benshoof | Oscar Orosco | Andrea Bogart | Paulette Maxwell | Paula Abdul | Lisa Foiles | Jesse V. Johnson | Shane Lyons | Michael Johnson | Cole Sprouse | Dylan Sprouse

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Dana Carvey makes his return to the silver screen after seven years in the utterly forgettable MASTER OF DISGUISE.

Carvey is Pistachio Disguisey, a thirty-something Italian waiter with a horrible accent that looks nothing like an Italian. Pistachio is a goofball with a penchant for using odd phrases, large posteriors, and uncontrollably mocking others. Fabbrizio, Pistachio’s father, boss, and former spy, must constantly reprimand him for his antics. However, Fabbrizio recognizes that Pistachio’s mocking is only a manifestation of the Disguisey family power: the ability to completely disguise themselves. Knowing the troubles that he himself experienced, Fabbrizio doesn’t want his nutball son to be involved in the world of spying, so he keeps Pistachio’s powers a secret from him. One night, however, Fabbrizio and his wife are kidnapped by an old enemy of the Disguisey family, Devlin Bowman. Through the help of his grandfather, Pistachio must discover the Disguisey power to disguise himself and rescue his parents from Bowman.

With a goofy opening, MASTER OF DISGUISE seemed to have promise, despite the trailers featuring the Turtle-man disguise. There were a few chuckles at first, but the movie quickly dove into troubled waters. This film is supposed to be a comedy, but it is hardly that. A joke here and there may elicit a grin, but over all, all yucks fell flat and the theater was dead silent. To top it off, the movie kept beating certain jokes, that were funny at first because of randomness, to the point of exhaustion. Also, The story contradicted itself: do the Disguiseys have powers or do they use make-up kits? At the end of the film, you’ll understand what I mean. Overall, the disguises and the movie simply were not funny.

Carvey’s acting in and of itself isn’t bad, horrible accent aside. For some reason, Carvey feels the need to play his character with a crazy voice, instead of just being himself. Carvey just suffers from a terrible script, unfortunately written by Dana Carvey. Movie bosses should have simply thrown this film back out for rewrites. Brent Spiner, of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION fame, was not bad either. He manages to ham his role up, but his motivation for evil is simply idiotic. Brolin as Fabbrizio and Esposito as Jennifer hack their way through unremarkable roles.

By and large, a lack of direction and addle-brained editors steered this film into a sinker. The only redeeming qualities of MASTER OF DISGUISE were a few random jokes and the 80 minute running time. Carvey should have waited a few more years before making a comeback.

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