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    Music From the Original Motion Picture Ace Venture: When Nature Calls
    MCA

    For a movie as wacky as "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," you need a soundtrack to keep that whack cracking and the fun flowing.

    And that's exactly what the soundtrack does. The disc is chock full of diverse material, from the worldbeat sounds of Pato Banton to the rockabilly thunder of Reverend Horton Heat. Kicked off by three covers, "When Nature Calls" catapults the listener into the fun and delirious world of Jim Carrey's Pet Dic.

    Pato Banton and Sting cover the Police's "Spirits In the Material World" with a cheesy, yet pretty darn cool tribal vibe. Blues Traveler's rendition of Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man," is OK, while the Goo Goo Dolls cover of INXS' classic "Don't Change" is a little soft, but it still does the song justice.

    "Burnin' Rubber," the debut single from Mr. Mirainga, rocks in a punky sort of way and the Presidents of the United States of America's "Boll Weevil" is perfect for the zany antics of Carrey throughout this and every movie he makes.

    Angelique Kidjo's "Ife" is a great reggae and soul number, rocking like Blessid Union of Souls' "It's Alright" and Reverend Horton Heat's "Watusi Rodeo," while Matthew Sweet's "My Pet" is candy to any Sweet fan.

    Robert Folk's groovy world-instrumental "Ace In Africa" is fun, while Montell Jordan's "Jungle Groove" is decent. The biggest disappointment of the album is White Zombie's unintelligible schlock filler track, "Blur the Technicolor," which does little more than scare Ace's cute little animals.


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