He’s back baby, yeah! Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery returns for his third jaunt at the cinema. This wildly popular franchise featuring the British spy with bad teeth certainly has a bigger bark than its bite. Supposedly thought of as the years Summer blockbuster; The hour and a half Goldmember certainly has its flaws. However it most certainly has its bits of boisterously entertaining humor.

After the success of Austin Powers 1 and 2, Goldmember had a lot going for it. Mike Myers has built up a massive fan base with the first two films and ticket holders were anxious to see the third installment. I think, like most previews, they make the movie more than it is. I was eager to see this new episode like many others, as I enjoyed the previous two. Boy was I in for a surprise! I knew that Myers would have something entertaining for me to watch but nothing like this. Goldmember is simply put; 90 minutes of dick and fart gags.

Granted some of the jokes were funny, but how many penis jokes can you fit into an hour and a half? This film definitely had way too many. Now not to say that I don’t enjoy a raunchy joke now and again but this film has several of them in the wrong places. At first they were funny but they soon wore thinner than a crowd at a Vanilla Ice concert. It seemed that Mike Myers was out to throw together a string of jokes about a dick and some fart noises and slap it on some film.

Goldmember does have its funny moments. The scene with the subtitles was quite funny as well as the fight scene between Mini-Me and Austin. It’s always funny to see midgets run around and get into mischief. The film has a star-studded cameo cast (Ozzy, Britney Spears, and Tom Cruise to name a few) and not to mention the oh so attractive lead singer from Destiny’s Child, Beyonce Knowles.

Many of the jokes were recycled from the previous movies and are starting to get old. But, with the shocker ending Austin Powers may yet have another chance to redeem himself in yes a . . . sequel?!?! So if you’re an Austin Powers fan like I am/was (not sure what I am right now) head on over to your local cinema to check it out. Nevertheless, make sure it’s a matinee show, you won’t have to spend as much money. You can save it for the summer’s creep show Signs with Mel Gibson. I give Goldmember 3 Planets. It’s generally funny with signs of its age, but still it has a fresh feel to it and could potentially be active enough for another sequel or two. I leave out the last 2 Planets because of the continuous lack-luster bathroom humor.
 

Jameson Rating: 3 out of 5 Planets


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