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				Ace 
				Ventura: Pet Detective 
				(1994), 
				Director: Tom Shadyac, rated PG-13 for off-color 
				humor, some sexual content 
						To 
						Serve and Protect... Your Pets! 
				
		  Starring: Jim 
				Carrey, Courtney Cox, Sean Young, Tone Loc, Dan Marino, John 
				Capodice, Troy Evans, Noble Willingham, Troy Evans, Raynor 
				Scheine 
DML Rating: 
★★★★★★★★★★ 
- perfect 
"It's 
				all that Dan Marino's fault, everyone knows that. If he had held 
				the ball, laces out, like he was supposed to, Ray would never 
				have missed that kick. Dan Marino should die of gonorrhea and 
				rot in hell. Would you like a cookie, son?" – Mrs. Finkle 
				Why watch this? 
				...
				'cause it is one of the funniest films ever made. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Ace Ventura is a flamboyant, eccentric pet detective. He is 
				hired to find Snowflake, the missing mascot of the Miami 
				Dolphins. Ace employs his rather unique methods to track down 
				the aquatic mammal and finds himself entangled in a wider 
				mystery along the way. Dad's Preview: 
				I heard there was this outrageous young new comic, Jim Carrey, on the cable 
				show 
				In Living Color. This low-budget, comedic melee 
				was his first 
				feature film. Carrey's style sort of assaults you, and it 
				takes some getting used to.  
				This gut-buster is scene after scene of outrageousness. It also 
				is genius at work. Incidentally, the great 
				film critic Roger Ebert absolutely HATED this film. Like many 
				critics and viewers alike, he 
				just didn't get it. For me, it 
				never gets old. (Sidenote: the sequel just wasn't as funny.) 
						 Morgan 
						Creek Productions; Warner Bros.
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