Jason Lloyd (cjase22007) This is the movie that launched Jim Carrey's career. Here we see him doing what he does best, showcasing his wild, slapstick comedy. Extremely funny and refreshing. I watched this again last night. Always entertaining.

areatw 'Ace Venture: Pet Detective' would have been a total disaster without someone with the talent of Jim Carrey in the lead role. The concept behind this movie is weak and poorly executed, with way too few ideas. Carrey makes it watchable - his energy and enthusiasm alone is enough to keep the viewer watching in spite of the inadequate storyline.I was surprised to learn that 'Ace Ventura' was released in the same year as Carrey's career best movie 'Dumb and Dumber' and there are certainly parallels between Lloyd and the pet detective. Carrey really is the best at playing silly, goofy characters. 'Ace Ventura' turned out okay but I dread to think what it would have been like with somebody else other than Carrey as the detective.

Wuchak Released in 1994, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" stars Jim Carrey as the titular detective investing the case of the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot. Courteney Cox plays Ace's girlfriend while Sean Young plays the chief of police who's at odds with Ventura. Dan Marino plays himself.I rank this with my all-time favorite movies simply because Jim Carrey's outrageous goofiness makes me laugh so much. And isn't that the ultimate purpose of a comedy? A great example is when Ace mimics speaking to a dolphin as he addresses snooping reporters. The second half isn't as funny, but it remains compelling as Ventura zeroes-in on the culprit. There are a couple of vulgar scenes that I could do without, but otherwise this is a great comedy where Carrey and the other filmmakers went all-out to entertain and succeeded with spades.The movie runs 86 minutes and was shot in Miami and Virginia Key, Florida.GRADE: A

eragonbookfan Did those who've written glowing reviews of Ace Ventura see the same movie I did? Jim Carrey has done some great movies, but this is not one of them. Look, I wanted to like this flick, I really did. But it&'s an astounding dumb film, and a complete waste of celluloid, IMO. Understand, "nostalgic" doesn't mean "better" - it just means you're more attached to it. It boggles my mind that Carrey is one of the highest paid actors out there. This movie, and the one he appeared in following it ("Dumb & Dumber"), are unbelievably awful & overrated. These films utilize slapstick/absurdest humor, as opposed to Carrey's running gag of distorted faces and talking out of his butt. Plus, him dressing up in a tutu is NOT FUNNY!Oftentimes I felt like saying, "What the &%$#@? are you doing???" The character of Ace Ventura is sure no "ace".Even if you liked Carrey's brand of humor, wouldn't it get old after 30 minutes or so??? My advice, go watch Jim Carrey's "The Grinch" - he plays a much more convincing & less annoying character than in this. The makeup he got to wear was REALLY well-done, and it was the first Jim Carrey movie I ever saw.But this film film was so cringe-worthy that the only reason I sat through it was to see how ridiculous it would get. The story as a whole was difficult to follow, due to Jim acting like a distracting fool most of the film. This movie is about evil transvestites, bad language, abuse for women, homosexuality, jealousy, being a sore loser, refusing to take the blame for one's actions, and generally other things that I particularly don't want to watch. Long story short, "The Mask" was the only "good" Jim Carrey film that came out in 1994.I'm all-round so glad I didn't grow up with this flick, because likely, I would've lost HALF OF MY BRAIN if I did! I just to have my memory erased for acknowledging it exists!Overall, this one is a real dud in my opinion, I give it 2/10