“Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls” is exactly what you would expect from a sequel released less than two years after the original. New animals, new setting, same jokes. If you thought that “Alrighty then” and “Like a glove” were overused the first time around, wait until they get repeated ad nauseam in the sequel. It reminds me of that stereotypical sitcom moment when a character delivers their signature line and the live studio audience erupts into applause, only here there is nobody to applaud and the line is delivered several times in a single episode. Jim Carrey delivers the exact same performance so you can anticipate your level of love or annoyance based on your experience with “Pet Detective.” The only acting performance that I loved was Simon Callow as he makes a lot out of his shallowly-written character role. The film does have its moments with a clever Tibetan monk sequence and a rather clever twist that is set up from the beginning, but those moments are fleeting amidst large gusts of slapstick humor and strong innuendo. I will give the writers credit for taming down the adult content through the power of suggestion, making this iteration a little more family-friendly. “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls” is a film for fans that love Ace so much that they need a continuation of the first film; however, this film will fail to redeem the series (or its main character) for anybody who wasn’t a superfan of the original.
[Pictured: Same character, same jokes, new setting]
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