Metacritic aggregated 6 negative , 5 positive , and 3 mixed reviews by contemporary critics for the film Ace Ventura : Pet Detective indicating that overall the reviews were `` generally unfavorable '' .
Ace Ventura : Pet Detective received `` generally unfavorable '' reviews from contemporary critics , according to review aggregator Metacritic , which assessed 14 contemporary reviews and categorized six as negative , five as positive , and three as mixed .
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