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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 86 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★6.5
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Description
He's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The Ace is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins and woos and wows the ladies. Whether he's undercover, under fire or underwater, he always gets his man… or beast!
Budget:
$15M
US Gross:
$72.22M
Worldwide:
$107.22M
Starring
Jim Carrey
Actor
Courteney Cox
Actor
Sean Young
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 1995
— Worst New Star
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1994
— Best Comedy Performance
Key opinion
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is widely regarded as the definitive breakthrough for Jim Carrey, whose physically expressive performance serves as the film's singular driving force. While audiences cherish it as a nostalgic, endlessly quotable comedy, critics remain deeply divided over whether the slapstick is genius or merely juvenile and vulgar.
| Acting | Jim Carrey's rubber-faced physicality and unique movement style anchor the entire production as an unforgettable, career-defining performance. | |
| Screenplay | The plot acts as little more than a flimsy, often incoherent framework designed exclusively to facilitate Carrey’s comedic antics. | |
| Humor | Viewers are split on the humor: fans find the slapstick, catchphrases, and eccentric energy endlessly rewatchable, while detractors dismiss it as immature, low-brow, and tiresome. |