Monday, April 4, 2011

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Review









Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls


Release Date: 30th November 1995 - Australia


Production Companies
Morgan Creek Productions

Distribution
Roadshow Films


Genre: Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 90 minutes


Budget: $30,000,000

Box Office Gross: $212,385,533
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
After exiling himself to a
Himalayan temple, Ace
Ventura must accompany
an explorer named Fulton
Greenwall and travel to
Africa to find a sacred bat,
which is the key to
preventing a war between
the two tribes, Watchootoo
and Wachati.


Cast
Jim Carrey - Ace Ventura
Ian McNeice - Fulton Greenwall
Simon Callow - Vincent Cadby
Maynard Eziazhi - Ouda
Bob Gunton - Burton Quinn
Damon Standifer - The Wachati Chief
Sophie Okonedo - The Wachati Princess
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Hitu
Tommy Davison - The Tiny Warrior
Danny Daniels - Watchootoo Witch Doctor
Sam Phillips - Watchootoo Chief
Andrew Steel - Mick Katie
Bruce Spence - Gahjii
Tom Grunke - Derrick McCane
Kristin Norton - Pompous Woman
Michael Reid McKay - Skinny Husband
Arsenio 'Sonny' Trinidad - Ashram Monk

Crew
Writer/Director - Steve Oedekerk
Characters - Jack Bernstein
Associate Producer - Bob Israel
Executive Producer - Gary Barber
Producer - James G. Robinson
Co-Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Andrew G. La Marca
Head Animal Trainers - David Sousa
and April Macki
Production Consultants - David J. Negron Sr.,
Daren Dochterman and Jack Johnson
Production Designer - Stephen J. Lineweaver
Art Director - Christopher Nowak
Set Decorator - Derek R. Hill
Costume Designer - Elsa Zamparelli
Director of Photography - Donald E. Thorin
Director of Photography: Second Unit,
South Carolina and Texas - Michael Bonvillain
First Assistant Directors - William M. Elvin
and Barry K. Thomas
Additional Second Assistant Director -
Robert Huberman
Second Unit Directors/Directors of Photography:
Second Unit, South Carolina & Texas -
Peter Montgomery, Phillip C. Pfeiffer and
John E. Sullivan
Stunt Coordinator - Rick Barker
Special Effects Coordinator - Mike Vezina
Animatronic Gorilla Supervisor: Alterian Studios -
Tony Gardner
Visual Effects Supervisor: Boss Film Studios -
Michele Moen
Digital Effects Supervisor: Buena Vista Visual
Effects - Wally Schaab
Visual Effects Production Supervisor: Buena
Vista Visual Effects - Lydia Bottegoni
Animation Designer & Supervisor: Available
Light Limited - John T. Van Vilet
Editor - Malcolm Campbell
Additional Editor - Paul Cichocki
Supervising Sound/ADR Editor - Michael Hilkene
Co-Supervising Sound/ADR Editor -
Christopher T. Welch
Sound Effects Designer - Ken J. Johnson
Sound Mixer: Canada - David Husby
Re-Recording Mixers - Steve Maslow
and Gregg Landaker
ADR Mixers - Charleen Richards
and Greg Steele
Foley Artists - James Moriana
and Jeffrey Wilhoit
Music - Robert Folk


Review
While returning to play the familiar character he established in the first Ace Ventura movie, Jim Carrey makes us laugh again in WHEN NATURE CALLS. Unlike the first instalment, the second movie has less lowbrow humour and an intelligent plot. Despite this, it manages to be even funnier and wilder in what can be a lighthearted, energetic sequel. I was entertained by two of its scenes, including the Slinky scene and the moment when Ace gets trapped in the fake rhino and gets out of it, making people think that the rhino is giving birth to a baby. I'll never look at rhinoceroses and Jim Carrey in the same way.

Carrey has stated that he dislikes doing follow-ups because of this film. I disagreed with Carrey's view because WHEN NATURE CALLS is a terrific comical sequel and much better than the original. I recommend this movie to Jim Carrey fans.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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1 comment:

  1. I really enjoyed this review. I especially enjoyed your plot summary. You have such a gift with words and I hope that you continue what you're doing. I have liked the movies and I would like to see more comedy review. Great review

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