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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

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Average Rating: 2.6/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 7

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Average Rating: 3.1/5
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When your dog, bird, or water-dwelling mammal disappears, who do you call? Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) is a low-rent private eye who specializes in recovering lost animals, so when Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins' aquatic mascot, is kidnapped, team representative Melissa Robinson (Courtney Cox) puts Ace on the case. However, Snowflake isn't the only Miami Dolphin who has gone missing; several key members of the team also disappear, including quarterback Dan Marino (who plays himself), who is spirited

PG-13, 1 hr. 26 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Sep 11, 1997

Warner Bros. Pictures

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All Critics (51) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (29) | DVD (7)

Carrey suggests an escaped mental patient impersonating a game-show host.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comments (2)
Entertainment Weekly
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[Carrey's] comic language is made up of accent marks, not characters; instead of inhabiting a scene, he swallows it up and spits it out in manic doodles.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comment (1)
New Yorker
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Unlike famous bumbling sleuths such as Inspector Clouseau and Lt. Frank Drebin, there's no consistency to the "Ace" character, and the whole movie shifts in tone from social satire to sophomoric pranks and traditional copshow plotting.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment (1)
Variety
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The most obnoxious case of masculine swagger since Andrew Dice Clay, with just a tad of Paul Lynde thrown in for spice, Jim Carrey defies you not to bolt for the exit.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment (1)
Chicago Reader
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Only a child could love Mr. Carrey's character, but that may be the point. The movie has the metabolism, logic and attention span of a peevish 6-year-old.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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The comic momentum sputters long before the running time has elapsed.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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Skip it unless you love Carrey's gross-out humor.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comments (2)
Common Sense Media

Ace is not the typical movie goofball, smart aleck, or idiot savant; he's a genuine weirdo who happens to be stunningly competent at his job. The same can be said for the film's justly popular leading man.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Ace is not the typical movie goofball, smart aleck, or idiot savant; he's a genuine weirdo who happens to be stunningly competent at his job. The same can be said for the film's justly popular leading man.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The perfect platform for Carrey to showcase his physical comedy skills.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

Neither terrible, boring nor soporific, just not very funny.

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

One can only suppose that Carrey realized the filmmakers hired him because of his zaniness, and he tried to reinforce this impression in every shot.

September 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Carrey has no funny lines and no funny gags; what he's left with is acting silly, striking poses, and making faces at the camera.

September 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comments (7)
Movie Metropolis

Desperate stuff.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

A career-making film for Jim Carrey and still his funniest offering.

October 27, 2005 Comment

An absolute torture test.

October 8, 2005 Comments (4)
Fantastica Daily

Loose-limbed, rubber-mouthed and poodle-hyper, Carrey is the screen's next great clown.

August 12, 2005 Comment

The comedy, which overall is rather silly with some very funny moments, introduces a new major comedian, Jim Carrey.

July 15, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Jim Carrey's first hit is physical shtick all the way.

June 12, 2005 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Well its entertaining i dont think its as funny as the second and these arent the best movies in the world, just silly light hearted movies to laugh at!

May 12, 2007
FiLmCrAzY
Film Crazy

Super Reviewer

Eh

December 26, 2006
superclerk25

Super Reviewer

    1. Ace Ventura: Lah-who-sa-her.
    – Submitted by Robert O (23 days ago)
    1. Lois Einhorn: How would you like me to make your life a living hell?
    2. Ace Ventura: Well Lois, I'm not really ready for a relationship yet, but thank you for asking.
    – Submitted by Ethan S (59 days ago)
    1. Ace Ventura: So.. animals CAN sense evil!
    – Submitted by Ethan S (59 days ago)
    1. Ace Ventura: Hi, I'm looking for Ray Finkle. [a shotgun cocks and is pointed at his head] ...and a clean pair of shorts.
    – Submitted by Zbigniew Z (4 months ago)
    1. Ronald Camp: I'll have the plumbing checked immediately, Mr. Ace.
    2. Ace Ventura: See that you do. If I'd been drinking out of the toilet, I might've been killed.
    – Submitted by Zbigniew Z (4 months ago)

Latest News for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

July 17, 2007:
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August 15, 2006:
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