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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90VarietyLeonard KladyVarietyLeonard KladyThe latest chapter in the saga of Aurora, Ill., twosome Wayne and Garth is a puerile, misguided and loathsome effort ... NOT! The "Saturday Night Live" icons of vapid youth have come up with an exceedingly clever mixture of pure juvenilia and hip, social comedy for Wayne's World 2.
- 80IGNIGNThe classic humor of this film still remains.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIf Wayne and Garth ever grow confident of their success, the series will be over. Everything depends on the delighted disbelief with which they greet every new victory.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinA very good-humored sequel for anyone in tune with its subject.
- 70Washington PostWashington PostLike its predecessor, Wayne's World 2 is a junk food flick. You'll laugh your face off tonight, but in the morning, you'll wonder what that was all about. The sequel to last year's breakaway hit offers more of the same, but it's somehow fresher, funnier and more endearing than the airheaded original. Who knew?
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovSurjik's skewed Canadian vision keeps WW2 from descending to the level of Thanksgiving leftovers, with frequent touches of out-and-out weirdness and the sure-footed knowledge that this is a comedy, period. It doesn't have to try to be anything more, and that, I think, is why it works so very well.
- 60Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyCarvey is such a lovable doofus and Myers such a well-intentioned naif that it's hard to get down on them, especially considering that the heirs to their niche in pop iconography are Beavis and Butt-head.
- 50Time OutTime OutDespite typically hip disclaimers, WW2 is in many respects a standard sequel, careful to rerun not only the (very sketchy) form of the original, but often the content as well. Odd, then, that this should be much funnier than the first film.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe two stars have their comedy routine down to perfection, though Carvey, in a series of unflattering closeups, looks old enough to play Garth's father.