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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

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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

PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Jay Roach

Written By: Mike Myers

In Theaters: May 2, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Oct 20, 1997

New Line Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

All Critics (60) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (18) | DVD (16)

We may not need as many Austin Powers movies as there are James Bond pictures, but one or two more might be nice.

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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John F. Kelly

Washington Post

Top Critic

Jay Roach directed with just the right amount of period tackiness.

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

The originals were spoofs in their own way, too, unless you really believe that secret agents look more like Sean Connery than Aldrich Ames.

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

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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.

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Leonard Klady

Variety

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Spy movie parodies are common, but Myers is observant enough to notice things that others haven't.

June 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

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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.

April 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

This shagadelic James Bond spoof isn't for kids.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Scott G. Mignola

Common Sense Media

Myers had a wealth of material to work with, and the movie did well enough that he made two sequels. (Blu-ray Edition)

November 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...contains its fair share of bathroom humor, much of it childish, a lot of it gross, and some of it hilarious.

November 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

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.

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

The bad news is that it's a one-joke picture.

April 1, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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