Wayne's World
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 1992 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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88
TV Guide MagazineStaff(not credited)
WAYNE: "No way, Professor; we just needed a story so we could string a lot of gags together without it getting too boring." Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDuane Byrge
While the plot is a bit light even to be carried on Wayne and Garth's droopy shoulders, it's splendidly smart, dumb stuff. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The movie wants to be a laffaminit extravaganza like the Zucker & Abrahams productions, but with slyer humor, more inside jokes, throwaway references and just plain goofiness, as when the characters occasionally break into their own language. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
As a movie, Wayne's World isn't much more than an amiable goof, yet it's carried along by the flaked-out exuberance of its two stars. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
"Bill & Ted's Aurora Adventures" might almost serve as the subtitle for this very silly but enjoyable 1992 comedy, developed from characters introduced on Saturday Night Live--heavy-metal fans (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) with a cable access show in Aurora, Illinois. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
The film tends to be funny when confining itself to short sketches or dopey television-based humor, flat when pretending to be anything more. Read full review
70
TimeRichard Corliss
Well, it's sorta funny, and most genial: for all their ranking on parents and drooling over hot babes, Wayne and Garth are innocent kids wasting time creatively. Read full review
63
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Actually, as films inspired by Saturday Night Live sketches go, this is pretty good. Count on three big belly laughs if you are over 30, more if you are under 18 and even have a belly. [14 Feb 1994 Pg. 04.D]
60
EmpireStaff(not credited)
However, thanks to engaging performances and a sharp script, this movie - essentially a series of three-minute sketches filling 101 minutes could be just the right choice for that Saturday night date, while Wayne-speak will no doubt be quoted and become part of the English language. Read full review
60
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Myers, who created the original characters, has to make a feature film out of a teeny sketch. With cowriters Bonnie and Terry Turner, he fares better than you'd expect. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff(Not credited)
Director Penelope Spheeris, with her first major studio assignment (and eight-figure budget), delivers a colorful but uneventful picture. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The Wayne's World concept, which, egged on by a rabid studio audience, works so beautifully in skit format, ends up feeling dragged out and energy-less at feature length. [14 Feb 1992 Pg. F1]
30
The New YorkerMichael Sragow
In the movie, Myers still boasts his inexplicably confident and cheery expressions -- he's a mischievous smile button. But Carvey overworks his twisted mouth. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
Wayne's World has been engineered to amuse people who are mirror images of its heroes, but it goes wickedly wrong: It's so dumb it talks down to the stupid. Read full review
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