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Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me
Synopsis
Austin Powers now fights for the Family Jewels...
Review
"I put the grrr in swinger, baby!" a deliciously randy Austin
Powers coos near the beginning of The Spy Who Shagged Me and if the imagination
of Austin creator Mike Myers seems to have sagged a bit, his energy surely
hasn't. This friendly, go-for-broke sequel to 1997's Austin Powers: International
Man of Mystery finds our man Austin heading back to the 1960s to keep
perennial nemesis Dr. Evil (Myers again) from blowing up the world--and,
more importantly, to get back his mojo, that man-juice that turns Austin
into irresistible catnip for women, especially American spygirl Felicity
Shagwell (a pretty but vacant Heather Graham). The plot may be irreverent
and illogical, the jokes may be bad (with characters named Ivana Humpalot
and Robin Swallows, née Spitz), and the scenes may run on too long,
but it's all delivered sunnily and with tongue firmly in cheek.
Myers's true triumph, though, is his turn as the neurotic Dr Evil, who
tends to spout the right cultural reference at exactly the wrong time
(referring to his moon base as a "Death Star" with Moon Units
Alpha and Zappa--in 1969). Myers teams Dr Evil with a diminutive clone,
Mini-Me (Verne J Troyer), who soon replaces slacker son Scott Evil (Seth
Green) as the apple of the doctor's eye; Myers and Troyer work magic in
what could plausibly be one of the year's most affecting (and hysterically
funny) love stories. Despite a stellar supporting cast--including a sly
Rob Lowe as Robert Wagner's younger self and Mindy Sterling as the forbidding
Frau Farbissina--it's basically Myers's show, and he pulls a hat trick
by playing a third character, the obese and disgusting Scottish assassin
Fat Bastard. Many viewers will reel in disgust at Mr Bastard's repulsive
antics and the scatological jokes Myers indulges in, including one showstopper
involving coffee and--shudder--a stool sample. Still, Myers's good humour
and dead-on cultural references win the day; Austin is one spy who proves
he can still shag like a minx.
DVD Special Features
Feature Length Commentary
Cast and Crew
Theatrical Trailers
Cameos
Music Videos
Behind the Scenes
Deleted Scenes
Hidden Menu
Letterbox: Ratio 16.9
Running Time: 91 Mins approx
Languages
English plus Englsih subtitles