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Carrey suggests an escaped mental patient impersonating a game-show host.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
The comic momentum sputters long before the running time has elapsed.
Skip it unless you love Carrey's gross-out humor.
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.
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.
The perfect platform for Carrey to showcase his physical comedy skills.
Neither terrible, boring nor soporific, just not very funny.
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.
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.
A career-making film for Jim Carrey and still his funniest offering.
An absolute torture test.
Loose-limbed, rubber-mouthed and poodle-hyper, Carrey is the screen's next great clown.
The comedy, which overall is rather silly with some very funny moments, introduces a new major comedian, Jim Carrey.
Jim Carrey's first hit is physical shtick all the way.
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