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- 50Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonAlthough the film is little more than a slapstick showcase for the nosey-neighbor character Varney has played in TV commercials, it's not the slapped-together piece of work you might expect. The movie is fairly inoffensive, and younger kids may get a real boost out of its us-against-the-world spirit.
- 30The New York TimesCaryn JamesThe New York TimesCaryn JamesThere have been worse ideas for innocuous summer films, but not many worse executions. The slapstick is tame and predictable. The characters and their inspirational message are served up as neatly - there's no avoiding this - as if they were in commercials.
- 25Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordDespite some clever stunts and Varney's energetic persona-recycling, Ernest Goes to Camp, which was directed by the same man who makes the Ernest commercials, requires heroic patience for those much over 12. [25 May 1987, p.C8]
- 20TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe dialog is dumb, the acting is dull, the attempts at physical humor are for the most part predictable.
- 12Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneMost of the problem with this movie is that Ernest is too much of a cartoon to carry such exposure, particularly since he hogs most of the scenes. The other characters, even the children, behave like cardboard props.