...an inherently-compelling premise that’s employed to continually engaging and hilarious effect by Roach...

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 1, 2022

Mike Meyers’ parody of classic James Bond movies and various 1960s copycats like Matt Helm and Derek Flint careens from gag to gag with such pop art color and energy that you don’t really mind that it misses the target so often.

| Oct 9, 2022

Of course the plot isn't the most engaging and the film isn't super deep or impactful, but I had a legitimately great time with Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery!

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 28, 2022

After a small dose it can be a bit taxing.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 19, 2022

Hugely influential at the time but getting old relatively quickly Austin Powers-mania was a major force in the late 90s and early 2000s, especially when the sequels arrived in 1999 and 2002. (25th anniversary)

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 3, 2022

The result is a thoroughly entertaining slice of enjoyable escapism.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 8, 2022

Whereas many 1990s comedies might draw a horrified wince from future generations, the film is relatively unproblematic. At least, for a film featuring penis pumps and literal toilet humour.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 17, 2022

Austin Powers remains a blast of swinging silliness with gags that are not only well observed but affectionate for the era they parody.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 21, 2021

Comedy is a lot of hard work, but Myers and co make it look easy, and Austin Powers deserves its place amongst the comedy greats...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 19, 2021

Whilst the heavy lifting might fall on Myers, Jay Roach's film is elevated by a series of great supporting performances.

| Apr 15, 2021

A few stalling subplots slow down the pace of what is otherwise a routinely amusing parody full of hysterical nods to 007 and every other iteration of agents of espionage.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 9, 2020

The main joke of the film - and boy, is it flogged to death - is that Powers 'retro, hetero and (in his own words)' shag-adelic 'approach to spying is completely inappropriate in the 1990's. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Apr 23, 2020

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Aug 10, 2012

| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

This shagadelic James Bond spoof isn't for kids.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 2, 2011

The film opened in the year 1967, "Somewhere outside Las Vegas," where bald Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) (modeled after Blofeld in the James Bond films), first seen stroking a white furry cat (named Mr. Bigglesworth)...

| Original Score: A+ | Jul 6, 2010

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

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 30, 2008

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.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 1, 2008

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

| Apr 1, 2008

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

| Apr 1, 2008