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Ace Ventura, Pet Detective

1994

Tom Shadyac

Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courteney Cox, Tone Loc ...

5.4

39,528

Comedy Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) is the best pet detective around-- but that might be because he's the only pet detective there is! When faced with the task of finding the Miami Dolphins' team mascot and star quarterback, he will go to any (and all) lengths to ensure that man and beast are recovered! A hilarious film in the Jim Carrey tradition.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie basically has one joke, which is Ace Ventura's weird nerdy strangeness.(...) I found the movie a long, unfunny slog through an impenetrable plot. Kids might like it (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Steven Gaydos Variety	"While clearly following a path carved by anarchic clowns such as Jerry Lewis and Peter Sellers, "Ace" doesn't display the comic pedigree"	NEU
United Kingdom	Julian Ketchum Empire	"Neither terrible, boring nor soporific, just not very funny (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"Treat this project as you would a safari: It has its slow parts but the wildlife makes it worthwhile"	POS
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"There's a certain wacky humor that pervades this thing, if you can get past the several homophobic jokes and the pile of bathroom humor (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Unfortunately for 'Ace Ventura', too many of the jokes not only aren't funny, but aren't funny while thinking that they are (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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