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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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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
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.... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

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

Director: Tom Shadyac

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 9, 1999

[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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02/09/06 03:17 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Guilty pleasure.

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06/12/04 03:46 AM
Rich Cline
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No review available.

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12/08/06 03:11 PM
Cole Smithey
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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 11:54 AM
John J. Puccio
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A career-making film for Jim Carrey and still his funniest offering.

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10/27/05 02:57 PM
Bill Clark
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An absolute torture test.

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10/08/05 03:25 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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Loose-limbed, rubber-mouthed and poodle-hyper, Carrey is the screen's next great clown.

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08/12/05 10:16 AM
John Wirt
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07/15/05 12:20 PM
Emanuel Levy
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06/29/05 12:09 PM
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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Jim Carrey's first hit is physical shtick all the way.

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06/12/05 03:16 PM
Steve Crum
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05/06/05 02:51 AM
Clint Morris
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04/21/05 02:59 PM
Thomas Delapa
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02/25/05 09:17 AM
Robin Clifford
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05/27/04 10:20 AM
Austin O'Connor
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02/18/04 01:01 PM
Lori Hoffman
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If you've seen the first minute, you've seen it all.

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01/05/04 12:17 AM
Michael Dequina
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11/05/03 09:02 PM
Ryan Cracknell
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More than sufficiently entertaining.

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08/04/03 08:45 AM
Widgett Walls
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Jim before he found his voice...

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07/03/03 08:09 PM
Karina Montgomery
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Janet Maslin
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