The plot is weak and the humour is very much hit and miss but it's self-awareness is perhaps its biggest strength

Rating: 6/10 (10 July 2016)

Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) are best friends who host their own show called Wayne's World from the basement of Wayne's parents home. Wayne and Garth enjoy hosting Wayne's World and are pleased when they are approached by TV executive Benjamin Oliver (Rob Lowe) who promises the 2 men fortune and fame in exchange for a TV company buying the rights to Wayne's World. This new set-up initially works well, but it quickly causes friction in the friendship between Wayne and Garth as well as the relationship between Wayne and his new girlfriend Cassandra (Tia Carrere) when Wayne suspects that Benjamin has ulterior motives when he tries to promote Cassandra's band whilst simultaneously promoting Wayne's World.
It's been quite some time since I've seen Wayne's World and my memories of it were much fonder than my opinion of it now. It's clear when watching Wayne's World that the plot and story never really feel that important; there is a story here but it always feels like its hovering in the background rather than being front and centre in the film. To me, this never really mattered that much because outside of the story it contained many things that made me laugh (the scene where the gang are singing Bohemian Rhapsody together is probably one of the most memorable scenes and did make me laugh). Wayne's World also has a wonderful sense of self-awareness about it (the whole parody on advertising and product placement was actually pretty clever and shows that the film is more than just a string of dumb-ass sketches). The chemistry between Myers and Carvey is also top-notch and whether they are bickering or mucking around together they are always a joy to behold. The film is also endlessly quotable and is probably responsible for popularising several things (the likes of 'We're not worthy' and 'Schwing' have been re-quoted multiple times since this film has been released).
Although there are quite a few positives to this film it does have some negatives to it; the humour is very hit and miss and there are also aspects of the film that don't really work too well - Wayne's barmy ex-girlfriend and Garth's obsession with some hot woman are aspects of the film that aren't funny and don't particularly serve any purpose in the story. It's fair to say that there are lots of things that happen in Wayne's World that don't serve much purpose, but when the pointless stuff is funny then it's fine, but if something's pointless and unfunny then that's when you've got yourself a problem.
Wayne's World won't be for everyone and I suspect that those in the younger demographic will probably enjoy it more than the older demographic, but for me its self-awareness, the fact it doesn't take itself seriously and it's silly tone made it a hard film for me not to like.