Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 59
Fresh: 41 | Rotten: 18
A light and goofy comedy which provides laughs, largely due to performances and screenwriting by Myers.
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 7
A light and goofy comedy which provides laughs, largely due to performances and screenwriting by Myers.
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Less a parody of the early James Bond film than a parody of the films that parodied the early James Bond films, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery stars Mike Myers as Austin Powers, by day a hipster fashion photographer in mid-'60s swingin' London and by night a crime-fighting secret agent. Austin's wardrobe is pure Carnaby Street at its most outrageous, his vocabulary is crowded by the cool lingo of the day ("Groovy, baby! Yeah!!"), and he's irresistible to women, despite the fact that
May 2, 1997 Wide
Oct 20, 1997
New Line Home Entertainment
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We may not need as many Austin Powers movies as there are James Bond pictures, but one or two more might be nice.
Jay Roach directed with just the right amount of period tackiness.
The originals were spoofs in their own way, too, unless you really believe that secret agents look more like Sean Connery than Aldrich Ames.
A loving paean to Bond, Flint, Helm and their ilk (as well as a myriad of outlandish villains), the film knows its turf and only missteps when it ventures into more contemporary territory.
Spy movie parodies are common, but Myers is observant enough to notice things that others haven't.
Mike Myers may be a connoisseur of the old spy-and-sex genre, but the result is less a screenplay than a manic quote machine.
This shagadelic James Bond spoof isn't for kids.
Myers had a wealth of material to work with, and the movie did well enough that he made two sequels. (Blu-ray Edition)
...contains its fair share of bathroom humor, much of it childish, a lot of it gross, and some of it hilarious.
There's nothing malevolent about Austin Powers, he's clearly more Clouseau than Dr. Strangelove, and he is born out of affection, for both the period he's from and for a sense of humour that is peculiarly British.
The bad news is that it's a one-joke picture.
What I enjoyed more than the specific parodies was the spirit behind them.
It would take a stone face not to crumple at Austin's dodgy catchphrases and irrepressible sexual desperation.
While the film feels a bit like a bunch of skits, it's wickedly funny in trashing the conventions of the movies it apes.
I know good silly fun when I see it.
Hilarious and smart...the best Bond spoof there is.
Amusing but scattershot.
Me-ow, baby!
[Myers] is simply brilliant.
Mike Myers has created such an infectious, and joyful character, you will be forced to say, 'Groovy Baby!', at least once.
Groovy, baby.
You know, as goofy as it is, it ages pretty well. Obviously very unique when it first came, very watchable and re-watchable in the 21st century.
February 8, 2012Super Reviewer
Didn't think a premise or comedy like this would be enjoyable but it was. Don't remember much but what I do remember was that it was entertaining.
November 27, 2011Super Reviewer
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