‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’ review

“Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” — To quote Lisa Simpson, “Jim Carrey can make us laugh with no more than a frantic flailing of his limbs.” Before he decided he was a serious actor, Carrey delivered this tour-de-force of physical comedy in his search for a kidnapped dolphin.

Best line: “It’s not Snowflake! It’s not Snowflake!”

— John Hansen, “The 20 Funniest Movies of the Modern Era,” NDSU Spectrum, Sept. 21, 2001