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I love this movie so much

good back-story, and good acting

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Great movie when I was a kid. Average movie today. Not really that great. Some good lines we said as kids. That's it.

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.

'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.

This is, without a doubt, one of the weirdest movies I have seen. It is a very decent detective story with some truly dramatic and I daresay tragic moments buried underneath a third-rate comedy about an obnoxious pet detective. It isn't that original — Cherry Falls, for one, is based on a very similar premise — but it could have been a great psychological thriller if given center stage and developed properly. Instead, center stage is given to Jim Carrey, who redefines obnoxious and over-the-top. I don't even know what kind of audience the comedy portion is aimed at; it is obviously not for kids, but I can't imagine who else would find it even remotely funny (well, aside from the part where Jim Carrey fights a mascot at the end, that's pretty hilarious). The movie is certainly memorable, but Jim Carrey has nothing to do with it. I give it 5 stars for the Finkle/Einhorn subplot and 0 for everything else.