director : penelope spheeris ( decline of western civilization ii -
the : metal years , dudes , & suburbia ) cast :
mike myers ( wayne campbell ) , dana carvey ( garth algar ) , : rob lowe ( benjamin oliver ) , tia carrere
( cassandra ) summary : wayne and garth have a public access show called " wayne 's : world .
"
the show is a underground hit , until benjamin : oliver comes onto the scene .
benjamin wants to turn the : show into a big hit nationwide , possibly destroying the : essence of " wayne 's world " in the process .
[ expectations - medium ] long review =
= = = = = = = = = = i must admit being a bit reluctant going into this film .
i did n't believe that they ( mike myers and dana carvey ) could hold it up for an hour and a half , i figured that perhaps the first half - hour would be great , and the rest would be " fluff .
" however , i was really surprised about
how well they were able to keep the laughs going for the virtually the whole film , with the exception of the ending .
( which i wo n't discuss for obvious reasons , but it 's not * that
* bad . ) story :
the plot was quite thin , but it really was n't that noticeable , because of the rapid - fire jokes that myers wrote in .
alot of the jokes are very similar to hot shots ! , in being very " parodyish .
"
( okay , bad term . )
extremely witty throughout , although ( as in hot shots ) it got a bit repetitive in the middle .
acting : as in many comedies , the acting is n't really * that * important . however , myers turns in a good performance as wayne , playing the character perfectly , ( although i still liked him better back on much music , in a more " canadian " type of mode . )
carvey is okay as garth , but he lacks the spark myers puts into wayne .
tia carrere is mediocre as cassandra , playing it very stilted .
lowe is fine as ben oliver , but is nothing to write home about .
without a doubt , this movie is mike myers all the way .
direction : spheeris is a classic " music " movie director , making dudes , and decline of western civilization ii -- the metal years .
( she also directed the boys next door , which is different , to say the least . )
she is very capable , knows how direct a comedy , the correct camera movements it instill laughs , etc .
one of the better jobs i can remember for a comedy .
overall : i would suggest to anyone that likes snl 's skits to go see this film in the theatres .
however , my personal opinion , as in most comedies , is that they work just as well on video .
you definately have to be fan of music , and all forms of media in general to enjoy this film .
without a doubt , this is the best comedy so far this year .
it 'll make tons ' o ' dough for everyone involved .
let 's just hope they make a thousand sequels .
[ sorry , i had to get the lame joke in . . .
forgive me . ]
how well they were able to keep the laughs going extremely witty throughout turns in a good performance she is very capable rapid - fire jokes perfectly without a doubt , this is the best comedy so far this year