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It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.
Aubrey Hackett
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
Fatma Suarez
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
saschamuelhausen
Super funny, great detective story and very entertaining
sddavis63
You really need to be a fan of Jim Carrey and his rather unique style to truly love this movie. I confess that I'm not. Frankly, after a while, Carrey starts to grate on me with his antics and his over-acting. However, you do need to put this movie into the context of his entire career. This was his first leading role, so at this point no one was tired of him. It's a very short (well under 90 minutes) movie and there's nothing about it at all to be taken seriously. So actually, Carrey worked for me in this - or at the very least I didn't get tired of him. There were some things, mind you. The gag of him driving with his head stuck out the window to see because his windshield got smashed in (in literally the opening scenes of the movie) got tired quickly, and the scene in which he reacts to realizing that he had unknowingly kissed a man was way overdone. But for the most part this was an enjoyable, if completely stupid, movie.It focuses on the search for the Miami Dolphins mascot (Snowflake the dolphin) and quarterback Dan Marino - both kidnapped just days before the Super Bowl Game. Carrey, of course, plays Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (as the title tells us) and the whole story is about his frantic and even frenetic search for the two. It's funny at times. The cast (even Carrey at the time) is mostly what you'd call a B-list cast with no significant stars (although Sean Young had a reasonable profile, and Courtney Cox was just beginning her run on "Friends.")The basic story doesn't really make any sense, which is fine because it's not supposed to. It's just supposed to be a silly little movie, and in that it succeeds. Personally, I can't give it higher than a 6, but fans of Jim Carrey will probably love it.
zkonedog
Much like "Dumb and Dumber", which actually was released in the same year as this film, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" showcases the side-splitting humor of Jim Carrey at his comedic peak.Though the basic plot has Carrey's pet detective "investigator" on the trail of a missing dolphin, it is the crazy plot twists (much like "Dumber") that make this film so hilarious. From the opening credits, where delivering a simple package turns into an adventure, to the hunt for a missing Super Bowl ring, and finally to the hilarious jaunt through a mental institution (where Carrey must "play" a potential patient), pretty much every scene in the film will have you laughing out loud. Plus, with each viewing, you will find a different hilarious scene that you may have overlooked before.Of course, it truly is the physical comedy style of Carrey that puts this movie in my top-three comedies of all-time. Where some films just have to rely on good jokes to be funny, this one combines those great jokes with Carrey's ability to make every single scene an exercise in hilarity. The guy must have a face made out of rubber, as he can transform/contort it to meet every emotion known to mankind. On a few occasions, when the actual intended joke may fall flat, Carrey's facial/bodily reactions will still render it hilarious.Thus, this film is a must-own for pretty much everyone, but especially those who appreciate Carrey's style of comedy. Let's just say it will fit you "like a glove", while rendering the competition "La-Hoo, Sa-Hers!"
Giallo Fanatic
I loved this movie a lot as a kid, I still love it but not as much as I used to. It is one of those comedies that are worth watching over and over again. I thought I would get tired of the silly jokes and its silliness, but it still makes me laugh, it even still gives me tears of laughter. The movie itself is crap and would have fitted better as a cartoon material, but it is because of Jim Carrey the movie is so fun to watch. I just simply can't imagine another actor do what Jim Carrey did in this movie. I find it impossible to find another actor who can imitate him and still not overact. Jim Carrey was unbelievably enough a natural. There is a comedian in Greenland who imitate Jim Carrey, but he is just simply silly and not fun. Some Greenlanders even refer to him as "The Greenlandic Jim Carrey".But anyway, it is such a silly comedy that it can get unbearable to watch sometimes where it borders on just being silly instead of fun. But Jim Carrey made the movie fun. Courteney Cox was good too, but she was kind of overshadowed by Jim Carrey in this movie. But they both made the movie watchable, even though it had such a cartoon-ish approach. It is campy and childish and it seems like a 10 year-old directed the movie (not to insult the director, he actually did a good job considering the material). It is one of those movies that would have failed completely but it turned into a comedy which has loyal fans and, I am one of them.I give the movie 7/10.
