Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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Summary: Brilliant....One of the best films ever!!!!!
Review: Ace Ventura Pet Detective was the film that throttled Jim Carrey into super-stardom. The quirky facial expressions and the clownish behavior became his trademark.

The film follows Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) as he tries to solve the mystery of the missing Miami Dolphins' mascot - snowflake the dolphin. Hilarity ensues. If you haven't seen the film, this DVD is worth buying.

For anyone who has already seen this movie,the DVD is a bit of a disappointment. All of the extras are text. There are no outtakes, no deleted scenes, there's not even director's commentary. This is a barebones DVD that has the movie and very little else (besides spanish subtitles).

If you're a Jim Carrey fan, you have to own this DVD. Just don't expect any extra materials from the DVD.

Rating:
Summary: A great breakout role...
Review: Jim Carrey's work in Pet Detective is just short of Brilliant. Funny thing was, he was mostly being himself. Don't let the movie premise fool you. The character of Ace Ventura is not a bumbling detective who lucks out in his cases, he is actually smart and knows what he's doing. This is what I most liked about this movie. He outwits the police at many turns, staying far ahead of them on the case of the missing mascot for the Miami Dolphins, a field goal kicking Bottlenose. In his efforts he befriends, and beds, pre-friends fame, Courtney Cox (say that ten times fast). Even stranger, they seem to have great chemistry. Sean Young plays the hard-nosed Police Lt. I couldn't tell if she was hamming up her reputation as a difficult actress or just over playing the part really well, it was obvious that she wasn't taking this movie very seriously. In any case, this movie can't be taken too seriously anyway, although it does on some levels, but it works. This film marked the first in three successful films that Carrey made with Director Tom Shadyac; `Liar Liar' and `Bruce Almighty' followed. Both movies were hits as well. I love this movie I found it hysterical. But if you don't like Carrey at all, then you probably won't like `Ace', but if you have found yourself even smiling at his goofiness and rubber-face antics, this movie should make you feel good. Although there was a sequel, and it started out ok, it is no where near the level of the first.