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First things first, I have never seen the first two pictures in this franchise. Apparently, this might have increased my viewing pleasure since much of the humor was recycled. That said, I hope not to go see a fourth installment even though the film amused me. The story begins with the International Man of Mystery (Mike Myers, Shrek) overseeing the production of a film about his life starring none other than Tom Cruise (Minority Report) as Austin Powers. Of course there is a Dr. Evil in this fictitious film played by Kevin Spacey (K-PAX). When that is all over (Britney Spears hot body was the highlight of that segment) the film gets down to business. Dr. Evil is back at it again, this time kidnapping Austin Powers’ father Nigel (Michael Caine from Miss Congeniality). Evil also has plans to use a device created by evildoer Goldmember to do something bad. In the process of saving his father and the world Austin goes back in time where he meets Foxy Cleopatra (Beyoncé Knowles), who then assists the rescue. Also helping out Austin is The Mole (Fred Savage, Undercover Brother) who has infiltrated Dr. Evil’s organization. Of course, he also has to battle Number Two (Robert Wagner, Wild Things), Scott Evil (Seth Green, Rat Race), and Mini-Me (Verne Troyer, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). Will he succeed and shag a lot? You bet ya, it’s Hollywood, and it’s pretty stupid. There are a lot of beautiful women around, a battle with Fat Bastard, and a cameo by the annoying Ozzy Osbourne. Not really much to make a movie with, but they did anyway. Oh ya, there’s a predictable plot twist with who is Dr. Evil’s father. The cameo section: Danny DeVito, Quincy Jones, Steven Spielberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Travolta, and the rest of the Osbourne family. I will give credit to Mike Myers for being able to play so many characters and write the script. But maybe director Jay Roach could have done a little more to not make this a tired sequel with recycled material. I did laugh some, and was generally amused by the film, but only enough to grant in four couches. Adios.
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