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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 8  Rotten:16 Average Rating: 3.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis:
All-righty then! Ace Ventura returns in this sequel to the surprise smash hit of 1994. In Africa, a rare white bat has been kidnapped, causing strife between two tribes. Of course, the rubber-faced Ace -- who's afraid of bats -- is sent to find the missing creature, resulting in the kind of... [More]
All-righty then! Ace Ventura returns in this sequel to the surprise smash hit of 1994. In Africa, a rare white bat has been kidnapped, causing strife between two tribes. Of course, the rubber-faced Ace -- who's afraid of bats -- is sent to find the missing creature, resulting in the kind of mayhem, chaos and silliness that only Ace can create. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Sophie Okonedo, Tommy Davidson, Bob Gunton

Director: Steve Oedekerk

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 5, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround 5.1 English
  • Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 French

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08/16/07 03:15 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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A little bit of Carrey goes a long, long way--and this Ace Ventura comedy goes on for too, too long.

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02/22/08 10:52 AM
Steve Crum
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A guilty pleasure.

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02/15/08 07:35 PM
Cole Smithey
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01/12/07 02:22 PM
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)
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Warner Bros. doubled the budget for this sequel in 1995. For their trouble, they got half as funny a film.

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09/06/06 11:56 AM
John J. Puccio
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07/16/05 01:57 PM
Emanuel Levy
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06/08/05 06:07 PM
Robert Roten
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It's silly stoo-pid merriment...for any age.

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04/13/05 12:07 AM
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12/31/04 08:44 PM
Staci Layne Wilson
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Painful to sit through.

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12/28/04 03:53 AM
Michael Dequina
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... if you want to watch something brainless, this isn't a total waste.

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12/06/04 05:11 PM
Jeffrey Overstreet
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The first was funny, in a cheap way. The second is a disgrace.

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11/10/04 02:45 AM
Alex Sandell
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01/30/04 06:59 AM
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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From the man who would one day give us Kung Pow. Need I say more?

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12/17/03 01:38 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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01/24/03 10:09 AM
Philip Martin
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