Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film as the 18th worst of the 2000s. It has a 1% rating based on 104 reviews and a 2.60/10 average. Its consensus reads: "An ill conceived attempt to utilize Dana Carvey's talent for mimicry, "The Master of Disguise" is an irritating, witless farce weighted down by sophomoric gags." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 12 out of 100 based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B-" on scale of A to F.