▁as ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁but ▁critic ized ▁the ▁market ing ▁campaign ▁that ▁kept ▁St olt z ' s ▁face ▁secret ive ▁as ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁a ▁fre ak ▁show ▁ment ality . ▁Dol or os ▁Bar cl ay ▁of ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁declared ▁M ask ▁was ▁" direct ed ▁with ▁great ▁sens itivity ▁by ▁Peter ▁Bog dan ov ich " ▁and ▁carried ▁by ▁Cher ▁and ▁St olt z ' s ▁performances ▁but ▁believed ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁R ust y ' s ▁b iker ▁friends ▁was ▁" per haps ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁san it ized ▁to ▁be ▁bel iev able ." ▁A ▁contrast ing ▁review ▁by ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁read ▁in ▁part , ▁" Mask ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁mov ies ▁that ▁try ▁so ▁hard ▁to ▁get ▁their ▁supposed ly ▁universal ▁message ▁across ▁( don ' t ▁we ▁all ▁hide ▁behind ▁a ▁mask ▁of ▁one ▁sort ▁or ▁another ?) ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁put ▁your ▁teeth ▁on ▁edge ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁they ▁bring ▁one ▁little , ▁lon ely ▁te ard rop ▁to ▁the ▁eye ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁Michael ▁West more ▁and ▁Z ol tan ▁Ele k ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Make up ▁and ▁Ha irst y ling ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁list ▁for ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ... 1 0 0 ▁Cheers . ▁