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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 37 Fresh: 18  Rotten:19 Average Rating: 4.6/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Synopsis: Pet detective Ace Ventura may be a clumsy, bumbling fool, but he always gets the job done. His latest assignment: to recover the Miami Dolphins' mascot, a.k.a. Snowflake. Poor little Snowflake has been dolphin-napped -- but luckily, Ace is on the case.... Pet detective Ace Ventura may be a clumsy, bumbling fool, but he always gets the job done. His latest assignment: to recover the Miami Dolphins' mascot, a.k.a. Snowflake. Poor little Snowflake has been dolphin-napped -- but luckily, Ace is on the case. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courteney Cox, Tone Loc, Dan Marino

Director: Tom Shadyac

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 30, 1997

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Additional Release Material:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Filmographies
  • Production notes
  • Scene access
  • Commentary
  • Theatrical trailer

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2/5

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12/08/06
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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4/10

Carrey has no funny lines and no funny gags; what he's left with is acting silly, striking poses, and making faces at the camera.

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09/06/06
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
N/R

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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B+

A career-making film for Jim Carrey and still his funniest offering.

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10/27/05
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony
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0/5

An absolute torture test.

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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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3/5

Loose-limbed, rubber-mouthed and poodle-hyper, Carrey is the screen's next great clown.

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08/12/05
John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
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3/5

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07/15/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

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06/29/05
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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3/5

Jim Carrey's first hit is physical shtick all the way.

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06/12/05
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
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3/5

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
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3/5

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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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3/5

No review available.

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02/25/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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3/5

Guilty pleasure.

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06/12/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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3/5

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05/27/04
Austin O'Connor
Lowell Sun
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3/5

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02/18/04
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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0.5/4

If you've seen the first minute, you've seen it all.

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01/05/04
Michael Dequina
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3/5

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11/05/03
Ryan Cracknell
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4/5

More than sufficiently entertaining.

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08/04/03
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
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2/5

Jim before he found his voice...

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07/03/03
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
N/R

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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