Ernest Rides Again

Chicago Sun-Times by

Maybe 7-year-olds will enjoy this PG-rated stuff, but it's not funny. [12 Nov 1993, p.39]

Washington Post by Hal Hinson

Ernest keeps up his filibuster of inane chatter, shifting from one comic voice, one accent, to another with impressive dexterity. That voice of his is a real gift. Too bad we have to look at him too. [12 Nov 1993, p.C6]

Boston Globe by Jay Carr

Most of the time Ernest Rides Again is a one-joke - or, rather, one-cannon - movie, enough to raise grave doubts about the importance of seeing - let alone being - Ernest. [12 Nov 1993, p.47]

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

The humor in this film is so elementary, so numskull, it defies description or extended discussion.

Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov

Unfortunately, this kind of sledgehammer comedy has worn thin over the many years since Mack Sennett first hit on it.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

The movie knows its audience, which is roughly between the ages of 5 and 13 and enjoys inane, goofy slapstick that seldom lets up.

Empire by William Thomas

About as funny as contracting cancer.