IMDb plot summary: A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team.
Directed by Tom Shadyac. Starring Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, and Tone Loc.
I knew going into this movie I wasn't going to love it or find it especially funny. And, nope, I didn't. Jim Carrey, however, has a decently likable quality where even when he's being over-the-top and playing an obnoxious character, he seems less obnoxious than just... stupid. And that's what this movie is: stupid. Better than obnoxious, but not by a lot. The stupidity and immaturity are such an integral part of his character that the romance between him and Courteney Cox actually made me uncomfortable because it felt like a grown woman was romancing a 13-year-old boy. The second half of the movie made me even more uncomfortable due to its transphobia, homophobia, and mocking of mental illness. There were, I think, two jokes that made me laugh, but those were not enough to make up for the stupid, stupid remainder of the movie.
I knew going into this movie I wasn't going to love it or find it especially funny. And, nope, I didn't. Jim Carrey, however, has a moderately likable quality where even when he's being over-the-top and playing an obnoxious character, he seems less obnoxious than just... stupid. And that's what this movie is: stupid. Better than obnoxious, I suppose, but NOT by a lot. The stupidity and immaturity are such an integral part of his character that the romance between him and Courteney Cox actually made me uncomfortable because it felt like a grown woman was romancing a 13-year-old boy. The second half of the movie made me even more uncomfortable due to its transphobia, homophobia, and mocking of mental illness. There were, I think, two jokes that made me laugh, but those were not enough to make up for the stupid, stupid remainder of the movie.
0.5 stars.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective < The Fortune Cookie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective < Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective < Hollywoodland
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective < Courageous
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective > Laserblast
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective > The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective > Horse Sense
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective > The Story of the Weeping Camel
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective > On Our Own
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective > Friends With Money
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective < Boys Town
Final spot: #2239 out of 2386.
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