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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1995 90 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★5.8
Crime, Comedy, Adventure
Director: Steve Oedekerk
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Description
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$108.39M
Worldwide:
$212.39M
Starring
Jim Carrey
Actor
Ian McNeice
Actor
Simon Callow
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1996
— Best Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1996
— Best Comedy Performance
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1996
— Best Kiss
Razzie Awards 1996
— Worst Sequel, Remake or Ripoff
Key opinion
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls remains a deeply polarizing sequel that hinges entirely on the viewer's affinity for Jim Carrey's manic physical performance. While fans celebrate the film as a high-energy comedy classic, critics often find it inferior to the original due to a weaker script and repetitive, coarse humor.
| Acting | Jim Carrey delivers an unmatched display of physical comedy, utilizing extreme facial expressions and contortionist skills that anchor the entire film. | |
| Humor | The film's humor is heavily reliant on crude sexual, scatological, and slapstick tropes, which viewers either find relentlessly hilarious or juvenile and tiresome. | |
| Originality | As a sequel, the film is consistently viewed as inferior to the original by some due to a lack of narrative soul, while others argue it maintains or even surpasses the quality of its predecessor. | |
| Direction | Director Steve Oedekerk is criticized for lacking the comedic timing and creative control present in the first installment, leading to a less cohesive experience. | |
| Production | The African jungle production design and special effects are described as artificial and unconvincing compared to the grounded nature of the first film. |