Mike Myers plays both Austin Powers, as groovy as secret agents get, and Dr. Evil, Powers' arch enemy, in this comedy franchise that spoofs everyone's favorite secret agent, James Bond.
Though all three entries in the series are hit and miss funny, the hits mostly outnumber the misses, and if you think Mike Myers is funny, you'll probably think the films are funny, because they're basically just venues for Myers' trademarked brand of schtick. Though the plots differ nominally, the three separate parts of the trilogy are essentially the same movie with the same jokes just put in different order. But they're good jokes, and it's just as funny watching Myers and company deliver the same punch line for the third time as it was the first.
Grade: B for the whole series
Though all three entries in the series are hit and miss funny, the hits mostly outnumber the misses, and if you think Mike Myers is funny, you'll probably think the films are funny, because they're basically just venues for Myers' trademarked brand of schtick. Though the plots differ nominally, the three separate parts of the trilogy are essentially the same movie with the same jokes just put in different order. But they're good jokes, and it's just as funny watching Myers and company deliver the same punch line for the third time as it was the first.
Grade: B for the whole series