Review of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) by Keegan K — 21 Aug 2013

Throwback movies bring throwback memories.

This review of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) was written by Keegan K on 21 Aug 2013.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery has generally received positive reviews.

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By Bonk C (11) on 06 Jul 2016

In terms of quality this is the best of the 3 austin powers with good acting funny jokes this is a great movie but is not throwing jokes at…

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By Ryan S (2,401) on 13 Jul 2016

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¡Yeah Baby…

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By Danburrito (140) on 30 Dec 2015

A clever, funny parody of James Bond films. Mike Myers was hilarious as both Austin and Dr. Evil and truly stole the show…

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By Jamie C (1,664) on 31 Jan 2016

Great and funny first entry, Mike Myers was born to play this role, Not to mention the other roles he plays…

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By Miranda Z (124) on 12 Feb 2018

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