Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Name: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: May 2, 1997
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, Mike Myers

1997

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Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: May 2, 1997 | PG-13

Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Mike Myers

Summary: After being cryogenically frozen for thirty years, superagent Austin Powers (Myers) returns to battle the insidious Dr. Evil (Myers).

Director: Jay Roach

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 94 min

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TNT RoughCut Graham Verdon

Myers gives us all of the exaggerated physical schtick of Jim Carrey plus the added bonus of wickedly clever writing that refuses to let you escape.

Leonard Klady

Definitely lives up to its promise of being smashing, groovy, baby. Read full review

John Petrakis

The key to the film, however, is the joyous performance of Mike Myers, who plays both the Beatle-mopped Austin Powers and the bald-headed Dr. Evil.

Jonathan Rosenbaum

What's really fun about this silly but spirited comedy isn't just the ribbing of "swinging London" fashion and social attitudes but the use of the compulsive zooms and split-screen mosaics of commercial movies of the 60s. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Amiable, brightly colored spoof of '60s pop culture. Read full review

Dallas Observer Peter Rainer

What the movie mostly sends up is its star and screenwriter, Michael Myers. That's not all bad. Read full review

Film.com Sean Means

I see Austin Powers as Myers' desperate cry for help -- a plea to stop him before he does schtick again.

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Navelpluis1337

Oct 22, 2011

If Austin Powers contains your sort of humour, which it does in my case, this is the most fun you'll ever have with any movie. Must-watch for everybody who loves comedy.

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JosephB.

Feb 2, 2006

Overall this film is a must-see spoof that will cause you to laugh out loud and cringe at the same time. It represents the sixties culture and how much different events are nowadays in a fully satisfying way.

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kyle20ellis

Mar 28, 2022

Words cannot describe how wonderful this film was. The story is admittedly daft, but the film itself is witty, sophisticated and hysterically stupid, while being fast, furious and fun as well. The humour is hilarious to the point of sides splitting, from the mocking of the fashion andWords cannot describe how wonderful this film was. The story is admittedly daft, but the film itself is witty, sophisticated and hysterically stupid, while being fast, furious and fun as well. The humour is hilarious to the point of sides splitting, from the mocking of the fashion and musical style of the Swinging Sixties period, to countless references to 007, Matt Helm and Our Man Flint. And Austin's catchphrases?... groovy! The film looks amazing, with bright colourful sets and great costumes, and the soundtrack is funky. Then we have Mike Myers brilliant as Austin Powers(better than he was in Cat in the Hat anyway, the less said about that travesty the better), and hysterically over-the-top as the arch-nemesis Dr Evil, and Elizabeth Hurley fabulously sexy as Vanessa Kensington. Overall, wonderful film, better than I thought it would be. Shagadelic, baby! 9/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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RodG.

Feb 21, 2007

I'm finding that the users rating is much closer to being accurate than the critics ratings. This movie was funny. The scene with Tom Arnold in the bathroom is classic comedy. I laughed so hard I cried.

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FilmVirtue

Mar 8, 2014

Mike Myers as the Groovy Austin Powers is a riot. This spoof of spy movies is certainly a relief. You see so many spy movies these days, some are almost a repeat of the same stuff. So when you see A spoof of movies that so many make, you can only kick back, relax and enjoy.

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Toasty87

Jul 12, 2020

A little rushed in parts but good character development and story progression I enjoyed it.

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Broyax

Aug 22, 2018

Ce pastiche et cette caricature des premiers James Bond est affligeante de débilité : il s'agit d'un mélange foireux de mauvais goût à tous les étages et d'un humour trizomongolo très bas de gamme à faire mourir de honte Vidéogag.

Le Mike Myers est "à l'aise" dans cet exercice de stupiditéCe pastiche et cette caricature des premiers James Bond est affligeante de débilité : il s'agit d'un mélange foireux de mauvais goût à tous les étages et d'un humour trizomongolo très bas de gamme à faire mourir de honte Vidéogag.

Le Mike Myers est "à l'aise" dans cet exercice de stupidité très con-centrée (il a trouvé sa "vocation"...), à force de grimaces et gloussements et de tenues plus consternantes les unes que les autres. La pauvre Elizabeth Hurley se fourvoit dans un rôle (?) aussi vulgaire que dégradant, tout comme l'ensemble de cette monumentale mongolerie pour bobos mongolos désespérément inqualifiable. Et c'est vrai que les adjectifs véritablement adaptés manquent pour qualifier ce qui ne peut l'être...

Aussi ne nous attarderons-nous pas plus longtemps sur ce film d'attardés complètement bidon et insignifiant : le simple fait d'en faire mention est assez salissant comme ça.… Expand

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