
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 PG-13 COMEDY 1h 38min
CAST— Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, Michael Caine
MUSIC— George S. Clinton DIRECTOR— Jay Roach
Pervasive crudity is the order of the day for this third installment of the ever-popular Austin Powers series. By now the novelty of Dr. Evil and Mini-Me has worn thin. Even Fat Bastard fails to deliver. But there’s a new villain in town, one who loves gold in all its shapes and forms. Austin leaps to 1970’s London where his father is being held captive by the bad guys. Meanwhile, Dr. Evil’s son Scott is desperate for daddy’s attention so he creates a new persona, slightly evil, mostly dumb. Though there are humorous characters to spare, including newcomer Goldmember (who is from Holland. Isn’t that veird?) there really is no story to speak of, just a stream of perversity from credits to credits. But if this is your bag, man, go for it.
OUR RATING— **
PRECEDED BY— Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
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