Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Published March 10, 2024
Film info
- Title Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Director Tom Shadyac
- Year 1994
- Run time 1hr 26m
- Genres Comedy, Mystery
- Tagline He's the best there is! (Actually, he's the only one there is.)
An unconventional sleuth attempts to find a football team's stolen mascot dolphin. The Miami Dolphins are aghast when their beloved Snowflake is abducted one week before the all-important Super Bowl, so they call in Ace Ventura, a private eye who uses unorthodox methods to retrieve missing animals.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:04 | “Unfortunately in every contest, there has to be a loser. Laho-suher.” |
| 8:50 | He owes rent and also some landscaping services if the fern leaves are anything to go by. |
| 12:03 | “Find the fish, or find new jobs!” |
| 22:15 | Porpoise knowledge. |
| 27:12 | Tom Ace is a totally believable name. |
| 36:54 | Not even sure what to call that montage - ringspotting montage. |
| 43:54 | I need soundproof doors and windows like that. |
| 48:15 | The Lion Sleeps Tonight was over-used in Friends too. |
| 51:41 | “What a sports nut, huh?” |
| 58:14 | Who’s more important, Dan Marino or the dolphin? |
| 1:03:25 | He almost fitted in that cardboard box. |
| 1:07:22 | Why is his toothpaste yellow? |
| 1:19:56 | “You’re a weird guy, Ace. Weird guy.” |
Thoughts
I remember liking this previously, but oof, it has not aged well at all, has it? There’s obviously the problematic transphobic ’twist’ ending, but even outside of that there’s plenty of sexism, racism, general bawdy humour that doesn’t sit well anymore. Elements of it are still entertaining, and there a lot of quotable lines in there that still stick in my brain but I’m very happy to move on from this and never look back.
Rating: 1 / 5
