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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
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Metascore
37 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 14 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

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  • Starring: Courteney Cox, Jim Carrey
  • Summary: He's the best there is, in fact, he's the only one there is! He's Ace Ventura Pet Detective. Jim Carrey 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. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Rita Kempley
    90
    A riot from start to finish, Carrey's first feature comedy is as cheerfully bawdy as it is idiotically inventive.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    50
    The movie has the metabolism, logic and attention span of a peevish 6-year-old.
  3. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    From the start, it's obvious that this is a vehicle for his comedy, and it mostly works -- for about ten to fifteen minutes. After that, Carrey's act gradually grows less humorous and more tiresome, and the laughter in the audience seems forced.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. V123456789
    10
    Película muy divertida y tonta. No por snob PPL supongo que por los comentarios críticos, jeje. Así que muchos comentarios malos, y 1 de las películas más divertidas de comedia bien conocidos hasta la fecha. ¡Loco!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. JayH
    4
    Way too inane, Jim Carrey's comic style is a matter of taste. There are some funny bits but too much of it is just stupid. Only for fans of the star. The sequel is better.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. j30
    2
    I can't think of a more annoying protagonist than Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura. The story is just one big headache and anxiety attack after another.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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