Metacritic reviews

A heady flow of brilliant stupidity.

The rock scene hasn't been the same since this hilarious 1984 comedy.

One of the funniest, most intelligent, most original films.

So intensely funny that the viewer must hang on every word: comic gems spill forth almost continuously.

Spinal Tap is still on the right side of the fine line between stupid and clever.

A vastly amusing satire of heavy metal bands.

It's no wonder young musicians say they learned to be rock stars from This Is Spinal Tap. It came to satirize and stayed -- and stays on -- to celebrate.

The group's members come off more like real musicians than parodists.

The material is consistently clever and funny.

Begs the question: Did the lads from Squatney trail the zeitgeist at every turn, or were cobandleaders David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel simply in touch with their past and ahead of their time?