Waiting For Guffman Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 7 Critic Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

A madcap gem.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

I lost it just watching Corky show off such memorabilia as "My Dinner With Andre" action figures and a "Remains of the Day" lunch box. Priceless.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Thirty minutes into Waiting for Guffman, my stomach hurt from laughing.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

A sly and gleeful comedy showcase that pokes clever fun at the American musical, amateur theatricals and anything else that's not nailed down.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie doesn't bludgeon us with gags. It proceeds with a certain comic relentlessness from setup to payoff, and its deliberation is part of the fun.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe SteinAdd Critic to Favorites

Guest's boldest move is to present the revue in its entirety. It's as if Mel Brooks had shown the complete "Springtime for Hitler,'' the play within his 1968 movie, "The Producers.''Read the full review

Variety | Daniel M. KimmelAdd Critic to Favorites

The enterprise comes across like a bunch of talented friends making an elaborate home movie for their own amusement.Read the full review

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