Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 4, 1994 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
6
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38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
From the start, it's obvious that this is a vehicle for his comedy, and it mostly works -- for about ten to fifteen minutes. After that, Carrey's act gradually grows less humorous and more tiresome, and the laughter in the audience seems forced. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Manic energy is the term that comes most readily to mind when describing Ace Ventura. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I found the movie a long, unfunny slog through an impenetrable plot. Kids might like it. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The most obnoxious case of masculine swagger since Andrew Dice Clay, with just a tad of Paul Lynde thrown in for spice, Jim Carrey defies you not to bolt for the exit while playing the title hero in this 1994 comic mystery. Read full review
10
The New YorkerMichael Sragow
In this smutty kiddie farce he's a clownish action toy, and he grows wearying, fast. Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Carrey suggests an escaped mental patient impersonating a game-show host-and, what's worse, his hyperbolically obnoxious shtick is the whole damned show. Read full review
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