Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls

Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls (1995)

  • 36% of critics liked it
    (25 reviews)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (865,821 ratings)

Overnight sensation Jim Carrey reprises his role as the eccentric detective in this follow-up to the runaway blockbuster Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The sequel finds Ace on assignment in Africa to prevent a tribal war by saving a white bat sacred to both sides. Along the way, he nearly sleeps with a… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Steve Oedekerk, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 10, 1995 Wide
On DVD
Oct 30, 1997
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

    There's so little to watch besides Carrey, in fact, it makes you actually miss (gasp!) Sean Young from Ace 1.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    A little bit of Carrey goes a long, long way--and this Ace Ventura comedy goes on for too, too long.

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    A guilty pleasure.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    Thank heaven for the pause button and the few dozen breaks that helped relieve the pain.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    Warner Bros. doubled the budget for this sequel in 1995. For their trouble, they got half as funny a film.

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  • Michael M


    Even funnier than the first film. In this one we see Carrey do a lot more of his trademark physical comedy. A lot of critics didn't like this movie, but it is rightfully considered one of the movies they got wrong. It's too bad that the straight to video 2nd sequel about his… More

  • Martin S


    Best comedy ever...with Jim Carrey at his best

  • Alexander D


    Better and funnier than "Pet Detective", but even if nature calls for this series again, I won't.

  • AJ V


    First of all, Ace Ventura was a big hit in the 90s, so they made this sequel to capitalize on the success, but it didn't really need a sequel. This one just took the original ideas and made them less funny. Overall, there are only a few funny scenes, so I'll say it's… More

  • Michael E


    This MOVIE WAS SH*T COMPARED TO THE MASTERY OF THE ORIGINAL AND ITS FREAKING BORING

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