Ace Ventura is puerile, brain-numbing and forgettable.

Full Review | Feb 28, 2024

The twist ending is unnecessary and has the unsavory side effect of teaching millions of young Ace fans that it’s unimaginably gross for a man to kiss a trans woman ­­ — this from a movie whose hero talks out of his butt.

Full Review | Original Score: D | Aug 31, 2022

For those who do not see a hint of humor...Provokes the unsettling sensation of being in the middle of a jovial and merry asylum. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 7, 2022

It's a one-man show that doesn't need to be toned down so much as its skits need to be better embellished and decorated.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 9, 2020

The surprisingly enjoyable family comedy that catapulted Jim Carrey to fame and fortune as the most popular funnyman of the 1990s.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 1, 2020

Your reaction to this fast and furious farce will largely depend on whether you find Carrey's distinctive style of extremely physical comedy -- often compared to that of Jerry Lewis -- stupidly hilarious or downright annoying.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 2, 2019

Put a leash on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and call it a dog. This mangy comedy showcase for funnyman Jim Carrey trots through virtually every lowbrow laugh-getter imaginable, short of hiking its leg over a fire hydrant.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Apr 2, 2019

Playing a celebrated finder of missing mammals, [Carrey's] so over-energized from the start you keep thinking he'll wear out his welcome pronto; 90 minutes later his lunacy is still hard to take your eyes off.

Full Review | Apr 2, 2019

Replete with rude noises, pathetic table manners and bathroom jokes that would discredit a second grader, Ace Ventura is an endeavor that all concerned should omit from their résumés.

Full Review | Apr 2, 2019

Director Tom Shadyac's film belongs to Carrey. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective proves he is more than a TV sketch artist. Carrey's a comic find.

Full Review | Apr 2, 2019

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective is probably the Citizen Kane of pet detective movies and 30 seconds after walking out, you won't remember anyone except Carrey. But in its relentlessly stupid way, it's very funny.

Full Review | Apr 2, 2019

It's certainly uncouth, and occasionally offensive. But it's also brimming with energy, moderately inventive, and sometimes even funny.

Full Review | Apr 2, 2019

...it's certainly not difficult to see why Carrey was almost immediately launched into superstardom after its 1994 release.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 2, 2017

You let one-man shows do their act, and Carrey's entrance to Hollywood is still a fun ride.

Full Review | Feb 4, 2014

Skip it unless you love Carrey's gross-out humor.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 1, 2011

Carrey suggests an escaped mental patient impersonating a game-show host.

Full Review | Original Score: F | Nov 8, 2010

Ace is not the typical movie goofball, smart aleck, or idiot savant; he's a genuine weirdo who happens to be stunningly competent at his job. The same can be said for the film's justly popular leading man.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 8, 2010

[Carrey's] comic language is made up of accent marks, not characters; instead of inhabiting a scene, he swallows it up and spits it out in manic doodles.

Full Review | Nov 8, 2010

The only possible attraction is Carrey's gonzo star turn.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 8, 2010

Unlike famous bumbling sleuths such as Inspector Clouseau and Lt. Frank Drebin, there's no consistency to the "Ace" character, and the whole movie shifts in tone from social satire to sophomoric pranks and traditional copshow plotting.

Full Review | Nov 8, 2010