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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe 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.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAs 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.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago 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.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe film tends to be funny when confining itself to short sketches or dopey television-based humor, flat when pretending to be anything more.
- 70TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissWell, 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.
- 60EmpireEmpireHowever, 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.
- 60Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonMyers, 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.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe 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]
- 30The New YorkerThe New YorkerIn the movie, Myers still boasts his inexplicably confident and cheery expressions -- he's a mischievous smile button. But Carvey overworks his twisted mouth.
- 25The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottWayne'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.