TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

saschamuelhausen Super funny, great detective story and very entertaining

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!"

Wuchak Released in 1994, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" stars Jim Carrey as the titular detective investing the case of the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot. Courteney Cox plays Ace's girlfriend while Sean Young plays the chief of police who's at odds with Ventura. Dan Marino plays himself.I rank this with my all-time favorite movies simply because Jim Carrey's outrageous goofiness makes me laugh so much. And isn't that the ultimate purpose of a comedy? A great example is when Ace mimics speaking to a dolphin as he addresses snooping reporters. The second half isn't as funny, but it remains compelling as Ventura zeroes-in on the culprit. There are a couple of vulgar scenes that I could do without, but otherwise this is a great comedy where Carrey and the other filmmakers went all-out to entertain and succeeded with spades.The movie runs 86 minutes and was shot in Miami and Virginia Key, Florida.GRADE: A

eragonbookfan Did those who've written glowing reviews of Ace Ventura see the same movie I did? Jim Carrey has done some great movies, but this is not one of them. Look, I wanted to like this flick, I really did. But it&'s an astounding dumb film, and a complete waste of celluloid, IMO. Understand, "nostalgic" doesn't mean "better" - it just means you're more attached to it. It boggles my mind that Carrey is one of the highest paid actors out there. This movie, and the one he appeared in following it ("Dumb & Dumber"), are unbelievably awful & overrated. These films utilize slapstick/absurdest humor, as opposed to Carrey's running gag of distorted faces and talking out of his butt. Plus, him dressing up in a tutu is NOT FUNNY!Oftentimes I felt like saying, "What the &%$#@? are you doing???" The character of Ace Ventura is sure no "ace".Even if you liked Carrey's brand of humor, wouldn't it get old after 30 minutes or so??? My advice, go watch Jim Carrey's "The Grinch" - he plays a much more convincing & less annoying character than in this. The makeup he got to wear was REALLY well-done, and it was the first Jim Carrey movie I ever saw.But this film film was so cringe-worthy that the only reason I sat through it was to see how ridiculous it would get. The story as a whole was difficult to follow, due to Jim acting like a distracting fool most of the film. This movie is about evil transvestites, bad language, abuse for women, homosexuality, jealousy, being a sore loser, refusing to take the blame for one's actions, and generally other things that I particularly don't want to watch. Long story short, "The Mask" was the only "good" Jim Carrey film that came out in 1994.I'm all-round so glad I didn't grow up with this flick, because likely, I would've lost HALF OF MY BRAIN if I did! I just to have my memory erased for acknowledging it exists!Overall, this one is a real dud in my opinion, I give it 2/10