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Skull: The Mask

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A supernatural serial killer based on pre-Colombian mythology hunts for revenge in the metropolis of São Paulo.
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Nick Allen RogerEbert.com 05/27/2021
1.5/4
There's a good deal of carnage here, more flashy than it is verifiably nasty, and so little of it pays off. Go to Full Review
Phil Hoad Guardian 05/27/2021
3/5
Anyone who wanted more of the human-sacrifice scene in Mel Gibson's Apocalypto will be overjoyed by this silly, uneven but strangely appealing slasher film that leaves no heart unripped from human thorax. Go to Full Review
Kat Hughes THN Mar 15
3/5
A confusing plot weighs down some interesting visual techniques, and turns what could have been the Brazilian Mandy into a frustrating jumble. Go to Full Review
Paul Klein FILMHOUNDS Magazine 07/04/2024
1/5
Skull: The Mask opts to explore how long you can last in a film that makes no sense. Go to Full Review
Jon Mendelsohn CBR 06/16/2021
Skull: The Mask is a daring horror movie that isn't afraid to make some dangerous choices and that is exactly what the genre needs to stay fresh. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 06/14/2021
Gory, silly, and lively, Skull: The Mask moves along at a brisk clip with minimal dialogue, sheer energy hurtling it past the constraints of an equally minimal budget. Go to Full Review
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Tyler B Feb 19 It’s more action than horror, and the action is dull. See more Ricardo d Jan 24 Um filme brasileiro no gênero terror, mas que se assemelha a filmes tipo B de outros países. Não consigo destacar algo que valha a pena no filme, pois mesmo que tente no roteiro criar uma mística vinda da Amazônia, não tem uma explicação sobre quem é a entidade ou seus objetivos. See more Craig B @Boundsy 12/16/2024 Well, quite the gorefest that one! The opening 5 minutes I thought was pretty amateurish. Thankfully, it picked up its game from there. Very much a shut off your brain and enjoy the ridiculous gory action. See more Brad P @Bradster69 02/26/2023 Blood drenched. Splatterific. Goretastic. What other adjectives do you need? A demon who guards the Underworld uses an ancient mask to possess a body to bring on an epic bloodbath that will turn it into a God. The Brazilian Jason! See more 05/31/2021 Great gore heavy horror movie. Felt like real cinema not some Hollywood formula crap. A few B movie knocks but well worth the watch. See more 05/29/2021 Skull: The Mask, known as Skull: A Máscara de Anhangá (Skull: The Mask of Anhangá) in its native Brazil has an incredible trailer, an awesome poster, plenty of goretastic practical effects and, well, that's about it. That should be enough, but this movie never gets to the sheer level of intensity and madness that it hints that it's ready to achieve. Beatriz Obdias is a bad cop who has stumbled on the titular mask, which was on its way to a museum when it was stolen. Now, dead bodies are piling up, as the mask has possessed a crime scene cleaner (pro wrestler Rurik Jr.) and is using him to satiate its unending bloodlust, because after all, Anhangá is a pre-Colombian spirit that wanders the Earth after death. This version of the spirit has a gigantic meat cleaver and is constantly covered in blood. There's also the museum owner who wants the mask for himself and a man named Marco who wants to protect the mask, which his family has a long history with. He walks around with a severed hand, which ties in to the bloody prologue. I really wanted this movie to succeed, because the effects look incredible and I can overlook so much in a slasher. But it just drags and just when you think things are going to go fully off the wall, it slows down again. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A supernatural serial killer based on pre-Colombian mythology hunts for revenge in the metropolis of São Paulo.
Director
Armando Fonseca
Creator
Kapel Furman
Screenwriter
Armando Fonseca, Kapel Furman
Genre
Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
May 27, 2021
Runtime
1h 30m
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