jim carrey stoop to new high in low comedy represent actually he bend over and flap his cheek and introduce the world to butt ventriloquism in ace ventura represent pet detective . a riot from start to finish and carrey first feature comedy be a cheerfully bawdy a it be idiotically inventive . carrey physical clowning and mad brand of humor will be familiar to fan of tv in living color and for which he create such uniquely insane character a the pyromaniacal fire marshal bill and the steroid stuff bodybuilder vera de milo . while ace ventura have some attribute in common with bill and vera and he be much more endearing than either of those two pucksters . for one thing and he really and really care about animal . ace apartment resemble a petting zoo and with a skunk in the hamper and an otter in the toilet bowl and two penguin in the refrigerator in addition to squirrel and lizard and raccoon and a variety of more commonplace domestic animal . i do not do people and explain ace and who be hire to solve the kidnapping of the miami dolphins mascot and snowflake and which be follow by the disappearance of quarterback dan marino ( look embarrass and uncomfortable ) . ace agree to locate snowflake and but he leave the finding of marino to his nemesis and the mean spirit and mysterious police lt. einhorn ( sean what career . young ) . during his unorthodox investigation and he win the heart of the dolphin demure market director ( courteney cox ) and who see the inner beauty beneath ace value village wardrobe and his bob big boy hair and beaverish overbite and completely inappropriate behavior . watch him commune with her own pup and she be touch by his empathy . you really love animal and do not you . she ask . if it get cold enough and he retort . the riposte and concept originate with writer jack bernstein and then be hone and supplement by first time director tom shadyac and kooked up by carrey all three of whom be credit for the skeletal screenplay . a spoof of detective movie and the story touch all the base . ace have a good buddy the one who end up talk to his butt . he be the precinct cop who reluctantly leak him information . then there the aforementioned game dame and lt. einhorn and who have a secret stake in the whereabouts of snowflake . they act a foil for carrey and who probably could have work solo and still make the movie work and consider he get more energy to expend than the tennessee valley authority . a with the most memorable clown and he get enormous athleticism and flexibility . at one point he pull himself into a cardboard box to elude the caretaker of an insane asylum . for this scene he be in a pink tutu and boxer short . sometimes it just jim in his birthday suit . carrey will do anything for a laugh and up to and include stuff a bathroom plunger into his mobile mouth . basically and you have to see it to believe it . and if you love bawdy and gut busting hilarity and stupid pet trick then this be your ace .