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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:8

Rotten:16

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: All-righty then! Ace Ventura returns in this sequel to the surprise smash hit of 1994. In Africa, a rare white bat has been kidnapped, causing strife between two tribes. Of course, the rubber-faced... All-righty then! Ace Ventura returns in this sequel to the surprise smash hit of 1994. In Africa, a rare white bat has been kidnapped, causing strife between two tribes. Of course, the rubber-faced Ace -- who's afraid of bats -- is sent to find the missing creature, resulting in the kind of mayhem, chaos and silliness that only Ace can create. [More]

Starring: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Sophie Okonedo, Tommy Davidson

Starring: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Sophie Okonedo, Tommy Davidson, Bob Gunton, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi

Director: Steve Oedekerk

Director: Steve Oedekerk

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Oct 28, 1997

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Reviews for Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

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12/03/08
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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A little bit of Carrey goes a long, long way--and this Ace Ventura comedy goes on for too, too long.

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02/22/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

A guilty pleasure.

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02/15/08
Cole Smithey
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08/16/07
Geoff Andrew
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Time Out

No review available.

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01/12/07
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Warner Bros. doubled the budget for this sequel in 1995. For their trouble, they got half as funny a film.

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09/06/06
John J. Puccio
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Emanuel Levy
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06/08/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
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It's silly stoo-pid merriment...for any age.

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Emily Blunt
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12/31/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

Painful to sit through.

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12/28/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

... if you want to watch something brainless, this isn't a total waste.

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12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

The first was funny, in a cheap way. The second is a disgrace.

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11/10/04
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
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10/08/04
Robin Clifford
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03/27/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

From the man who would one day give us Kung Pow. Need I say more?

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12/17/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Janet Maslin
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Jeanne Aufmuth
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
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