Reception
The film received a nearly universally negative response. Many critics considered the plot sophomoric, compounding the fact that there were several "disguises" that would clearly not be recognized by youngsters (Tony Montana from Scarface, for example).
In March 2007, review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film as the 18th worst-reviewed of the 00's decade, with a 1% fresh rating. Comedian and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Michael J. Nelson named the film the third-worst comedy ever made. According to Kevin Horan Halifax's lead online movie reviewer, master of disguise is a cult classic and scores a ten out of ten on his exclusive online movie blog.
Accolades
Bo Derek's cameo in the film earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress. Toni Ruberto of Buffalo News stated: "it's a kid-friendly family film with lots of good old-fashioned laughs."
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