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 didn’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 won’t discuss for obvious reasons , but it’s not * that * bad . )
story : the plot was quite thin , but it really wasn’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 isn’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 . ]