There is enough mirthful good will generated to justify even another sequel. May we suggest: "License to Shag," "You Only Shag Twice" or "Thundershag."Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
As a character, Austin Powers hasn't worn out his welcome, exactly, but he has outlived his novelty.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
Give your brain the night off, and Myers will make you smile too.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Myers has a singular talent for skit humor You can get away with an awful lot of gross, juvenile humor if you've got that to fall back on. [11 June 1999, Calendar, p.F-1]Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
Better than anyone dared hope: bigger, more inventive, and more frolicsome than its predecessor, with a grab bag of scatological gags that are almost as riotous when you think back on them.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
There's a rampant looseness to this movie, and it's subversively liberating.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
With its outrageous double-entendre, gonzo performances and appalling lack of restraint, the sequel is more than a guilty pleasure.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Given the choice between a movie that's better structured and only half as funny, I'd take The Spy Who Shagged Me (or its predecessor, for that matter) any day.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
There is an underlying likability to Austin Powers that sort of carries us through the movie.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: Kendall Hamilton
If it all seems a bit dizzying, it is, but there's plenty to enjoy.Read Full Review »