Ah, Ace Venture Pet Detective is the film that started Jim Carrey's movie career. And while some of it has dated quite badly (the fashions, the soundtrack, Courtney Cox's face) it is a very fine example of what Hollywood can do if it fully embraces its juvenile side.
Carrey is perhaps the best he's ever been with a character based on that of a bird (strutting, preening, eating seeds, bright and exotic plumage) with catchphrases (loser, like a glove, alrighty then, take care now...bye bye then) that amuse to this day. The plot's appropriately bonkers, there's some terrific set pieces for Carrey to go wild (gotta love his Captain Kirk impression) the cast are game whether it's pre-Friends Courtney Cox, Tone Loc, Dan Marino or Sean Young.
Bloody damn funny this is still a wacky gem to be treasured. With Hollywood's obsession for reality based, Judd Apatow style comedies, why can't we have more bizarre stuff like this? After all, Anchorman and Zoolander all have massive followings although the less said about MacGruber the better.
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