Nearly three decades after Jim Carrey last donned the quiff, Hawaiian shirts, and unhinged genius of the world’s most unpredictable pet detective, Ace Ventura 3: Lost in Time warps onto the big screen—and somehow manages to be exactly what fans hoped for and absolutely nothing they expected.
Carrey’s return is nothing short of cinematic time travel itself. The second he saunters on screen with his trademark squawk and rubber-faced chaos, it’s like no time has passed. But in this reality-bending third installment, time passing is the point. Ace doesn’t just solve mysteries anymore—he shatters the space-time continuum doing it.
The plot kicks off with a typical Ventura twist: a missing creature of mythic importance—the “Chrono-Chinchilla,” said to hold the secret to rewriting time itself—has vanished from a top-secret sanctuary. But before Ace can shout “Loo-hoo-se-her!” he’s swept through a portal and lands smack-dab in a dimension-hopping mystery that’s part Doctor Who, part Rick and Morty, and 100% Ace Ventura madness.
What follows is a fever dream of absurdist comedy and surprisingly clever sci-fi. One minute Ace is interrogating a herd of telepathic sloths in a jungle dimension; the next, he’s trapped in a cyberpunk metropolis run by AI cats who worship him as a god. The beauty lies in Carrey’s sheer commitment to the chaos—whether he’s doing slow-motion kung fu in a time loop or having a deeply emotional conversation with a prehistoric turtle, he sells every beat with elastic energy and signature unpredictability.
Visually, Lost in Time is a riot. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (rumored collaborators) bring the same kinetic, layered style they delivered in The Lego Movie and Into the Spider-Verse. Each time-jump opens up a new genre homage: spaghetti western standoffs in 1870s Arizona, noir-style detective work in a rainy 1950s cityscape, and even a brief detour into a 90s sitcom version of Ace’s own past—complete with laugh tracks, VHS filters, and cameos from old cast members.
But underneath the silliness is something surprisingly sincere. Ace’s journey isn’t just about saving an animal—it’s about realizing he’s a man out of time. The world has changed. People are more connected, more cautious, more serious. And Ace… isn’t. He confronts that head-on, and in the film’s rare quieter moments, Carrey delivers poignant, even vulnerable reflections on what it means to stay true to yourself when the world has long moved on.
The supporting cast adds just the right balance. Zazie Beetz plays a no-nonsense chrono-agent who reluctantly partners with Ace (and constantly questions her life choices for doing so). Ke Huy Quan shines in a cameo as a multiverse librarian who seems to know a lot more about Ace than he lets on. And yes—there’s a talking animal sidekick: an egotistical toucan named Reginald voiced hilariously by Taika Waititi.
Still, this is Carrey’s playground. He riffs, cartwheels, contorts, and commits harder than ever. Watching him recapture the character’s lunacy while adding just enough depth to make it meaningful is a reminder of why he’s a comic legend. This isn’t just a nostalgia trip. It’s a celebration of his legacy.
🎟️ Final Verdict: 8.4/10
Ace Ventura 3: Lost in Time is a wild, ridiculous, interdimensional carnival of comedy that honors its past, embraces the present, and somehow makes room for a future where Ace Ventura still matters. Loud, weird, and bursting with heart—it’s a movie only Jim Carrey could pull off.
“History can wait… but this chinchilla cannot!“
Alrighty then… again.
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