Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

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Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

PG-13

Released Nov 10, 1995

1h 32m

Comedy

Adventure

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Legendary pet detective Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) returns for another adventure when he's coerced out of retirement while on a soul-searching retreat in the Himalayas. He must now retrieve an endangered white bat from a village located in Africa. The sacred animal was offered up as a wedding dowry from the Wachootoo prince to the Wachati princess, and, if Ace can't track down the culprit behind the kidnapping in time, civil war will break out between the two rival tribes.

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Critics Consensus

Nature Calls in this Ace Ventura sequel, and it's answered by the law of diminishing returns.

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Anthony Puccinelli

Chicago Reader

Too much of a crude thing...

Rated: 1/4

Jun 9, 2022

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

If the movie itself aimed higher, it could have drawn laughs without compromising Ace's anarchic sense of fun. But Ace is slightly nastier this time.

May 20, 2003

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Carrey is really more clown than actor. And that's where the Jerry Lewis reflection comes in. Carrey is not just goony, he's beyond control, like someone in need of serious sedation (or at least some firm directorial guidance).

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 10, 2003

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Decidedly ill-conceived and underbaked.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 6, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Highlighted by a mechanical rhino skit (built and acquired out of thin air) that takes the cake on combining unrefined humor and laugh-out-loud unexpectedness.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 9, 2020

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

A grown man vomit-feed a young bird in its nest, stick his head out of a rhinoceros' backside, or commit a wide variety of toilet humour-based atrocities in rapid-fire succession.

Rated: 2/5

May 8, 2020

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Jim Carrey is one of my top 3 favourite actors and in this film he has an outstanding performance. this is my favourite of him films and never disappoints. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is overall a hilarious film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/12/24

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Audience Member

The movie isn’t a critical and in depth film. Very enjoyable classic , however you need to be open to the humor. I continue to rewatch this film over and over again over the years

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Stephen H

Nothing but hilariousness. Outstanding.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Audience Member

very funny movie less funnier than the first one

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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McTiernan F

A Major downgrade from the original and Jim Carrey is way too annoying in this.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Alex S

When you want just relax and just watch a funny movie this is for you

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Synopsis

Legendary pet detective Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) returns for another adventure when he's coerced out of retirement while on a soul-searching retreat in the Himalayas. He must now retrieve an endangered white bat from a village located in Africa. The sacred animal was offered up as a wedding dowry from the Wachootoo prince to the Wachati princess, and, if Ace can't track down the culprit behind the kidnapping in time, civil war will break out between the two rival tribes.

Director: Steve Oedekerk
Producer: James G. Robinson
Screenwriter: Jack Bernstein, Steve Oedekerk
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $107.5M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround

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