Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) by Nick D — 16 Apr 2013

One of the best Jim Carrey movies. A classic!

This review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) was written by Nick D on 16 Apr 2013.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Paul J (64) on 27 Jan 2018

Jim Carrey takes detective work to a whole new hilarious level…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Spencer H (746) on 25 Dec 2017

Jim is the man. Ace Ventura is a great fun movie. Dan Marino is awesome…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Nightcrawler69 (2) on 03 Sep 2022

Very entertaining comedy. Perfect Jim Carrey movie. Loved the humor and shock value…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Trailesque (112) on 23 Apr 2021

This presents Jim Carrey in his first starring role, and it is a film focused on his unique brand of madness…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Jeremy B (846) on 06 Oct 2017

The movie isn't great, but Carrey is…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Kai82 (336) on 29 Mar 2021

A typical good Jim Carrey movie that would never been greenlighted today anymore…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Dylan K (291) on 08 Sep 2017

Don't think i'd seen this one before, but maybe I had, anyways, Jim Carrey lets himself go all out in his man actor debut as this detective…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Jacob R (438) on 30 Oct 2017

Jim Carrey has an unbelievable ability to flex and bend in several ways while making people laugh. In In Living Color. Mr…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Kevin P (1,697) on 17 Jan 2018

Strengths: First and foremost, this succeeds where a comedy should. It's funny…

Read Review

Review of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

By Jose Miguel G (482) on 30 Oct 2017

Jim Carrey has an unbelievable ability to flex and bend in several ways while making people laugh. In In Living Color. Mr…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Air Bud (1997)

By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 27 Nov 2014

The writing is so messy and aimless that when the film retrenches to generic kid flick mediocrity, it actually counts as a relief…

Read Review

Review of I ♥ Huckabees (2004)

By Can (1) on 20 Sep 2005

This lazy movie asks you to blindly accept the philosophy presented, while criticizing you for blindly accepting what you already believe…

Read Review

Review of Secret Window (2004)

By Martin Scribbs (122) for Mixed Reviews (171) on 05 Aug 2004

Another lousy movie adapted from Stephen King's writing; another slander against the mentally ill; another energetic Depp performance in a…

Read Review

Review of The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for GreenCine (40) on 24 Mar 2013

something of a B+ movie, a low-budget treatment of Raymond Chandler's The High Window made with ambition and style, at least in key scenes…

Read Review

Review of Murder, My Sweet (1944)

By Scott C (2,765) on 04 Sep 2013

The private dick genre has never been my favourite. This one's good technically and the story is okay…

Read Review

Review of Terror by Night (1946)

By Felipe A (92) on 13 Dec 2011

I hate the way Dr. Watson was silly portrayed in this film…

Read Review

Review of Africa Screams (1949)

By Brian B (2,161) on 22 Jan 2009

A movie with some funny moments and an ok plot. It could have been much better and it was kind of [i][u][b]cheesy[/b][/u][/i] at times…

Read Review

Review of Cape Fear (1991)

By Stephen S (1,614) on 19 Jun 2016

I have no idea why people like this film so much…

Read Review

Review of That Darn Cat (1997)

By Kevinsoitw (8) on 06 Jun 2020

It is not because it is bad, but what it is, is it a movie of a cat? Wooow, his argument is too bland, you should improve Disney obvious without Pixar…

Read Review

Review of 3 Idiots (2009)

By Gr8Moviesearch (1) on 29 May 2021

A nearly 3 hour long comedy... The funniest part of the 20 minutes I made it through was a rip-off of a Seinfeld joke…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews