Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Purely Joyful Movie!

Please don't spend money on this.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

You can enjoy this movie only if you are a kid because there are too many flaws in scripts and screenplay that you can't ignore.Also comedy is there in bits and pieces.Characters are doing anything they want.Some scenes are illogical.I don't know what was happening in action scenes.They were terrible.There were 10-15 bad people with guns and they were not able to hurt Austin Powers in any scene.Most of the jokes were repetitive and not hilarious at all.I understand that it's suppose to be a parody of James Bond, but it's not funny.At least I was expecting some good action scenes from Hollywood movie.Overall I give it 5/10.

The original Austin Powers film kind of took a lot of people by surprise by its success. Therefore, a sequel proved too hard for studio bosses to resist. The first film lovingly lampooned the early James Bond films perfectly, always poking fun while never being cruel. Some may think that it would be hard to stretch this concept out into two movies. I myself was cynical, but I'm glad to say that I was wrong.'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' is - amazingly - even funnier than the first film. It's even more daft, even more crude and just simply great fun to watch. You have to have a kind of silly sense of humour to really appreciate it, but I'm glad to say that, judging by the fact that it took lots more at the box office that its predecessor, I'm not the only one to think so.Its success is majorly down to the cast. There's never a bad performance and nearly every smutty joke is timed to perfection. Special credit to its writer/star Mike Myers who introduces yet another disgustingly wonderful character to his repartee - 'Fat B*****d' who, dare I sat the voice was a precursor to a famous green ogre he was later to voice.Dr Evil is again back to stop his ultra trendy nemesis Austin Powers from thwarting him by... well, who cares? The film-makers certainly don't let story get in the way of giving you a fun time. Ignore the plot holes in this film - the film itself even pokes fun at how not everything actually makes sense and just enjoy the ride (again).

I'll admit, the story is nearly identical to the first. I'm in no denial of that but that doesn't make it a bad movie. They introduce new characters, like Fat Bastard and Mini Me, and it's still really funny to watch. In my opinion, Heather Graham is much sexier than Elizabeth Hurley, which is a definite plus.Austin Powers is back and this time, he's lost his mojo! Yeah, his mojo is in the form of liquid in a metal container that Dr. Evil now possesses. He goes back in time to stop Dr. Evil from taking over his mojo and redeems himself as the memorable hero we've all grown to love. When I was little, I was frustrated at the series because I didn't understand the sexual innuendos. Now that I'm an adult, the jokes are a lot funnier and I'm glad that Myers maintains our affection for him as the hero. Sure, he's dim-witted and sometimes over the top but the character has a lot of heart, which is why I think the franchise has been so successful.Personally, I enjoyed "International Man of Mystery" the most and I put "Goldmember" second. At the same time, this second one is still a lot of fun and Roach is very skillful with his direction. If you're a fan of the series, I'd say give it a watch and enjoy it for what it is!

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is an excellent movie with a well developed plot and an outstanding comedic cast. It is everything a sequel should be, a film that both continues and expands on the previous movie. Here, we have a bigger and better adventure for the title character, putting him up against Dr. Evil once again, and including the addition of some great new characters, including Austin's love interest Felicity, who have a great back and forth with one another, as well as Evil's little clone Mini-Me, who steals every scene he is in. I did think it went out of the way to be overly complicated. The plot was far more convoluted and a lot less straight forward in comparison to the first Austin Powers. It's just that, at times, it felt like it was trying too hard to be bigger than its predecessor rather than being its own movie. The cast is stellar, with each member, old and new, fitting in effortlessly to this absurd, wacky universe. Mike Myers steals the show, of course, playing three characters this time around, with the likes of Heather Graham, Seth Green, Michael York and Verne Troyer shining in their respective roles. Ridiculous fun from beginning to end. Zany hilarity, I would certainly recommend Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me to anyone looking for a good comedy adventure. Austin Powers must put a stop to Dr. Evil's next big plan while also gaining his manhood back. Best Performance: Mike Myers