Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: Critic Reviews

[Myer's] affection for the era and its gaudy, bawdy movies inject this bit of fluff with giddy energy.

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

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

Even at its best, it's not very funny.

A funny movie that only gets funnier.

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

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.

Tasteless and humorless!

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.

The movie fails to live up to its promise.

Austin Powers is worth a look and will definitely boost Myers' career.

This shagadelic James Bond spoof isn't for kids.

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

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

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.

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.