Wayne's World 1992

Janet Maslin, New York Times: 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 more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Very silly but enjoyable. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The movie has a pleasing daftness. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Like the Bill & Ted movies, this one works on its intended level and then sneaks in excursions to some other levels, too. Read more

Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: Hollywood surely accepts the movie's message: laughter is the least expensive therapy. And audiences may happily parrot another Wayneism to Myers: 'He shoots! He scores!' Read more

Time Out: Much of the credit for the film's success lies with Spheeris, whose confident if rough-edged direction keeps it on track and cooking. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Director Penelope Spheeris, with her first major studio assignment (and eight-figure budget), delivers a colorful but uneventful picture. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll drive home. As Wayne or Garth would say, it's schweeeet. Read more