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Avg. Critic Score: 51 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Variety |

    Definitely lives up to its promise of being smashing, groovy, baby. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    His (Myers) affection for the era and its gaudy, bawdy movies inject this bit of fluff with giddy energy. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Austin Powers sounded like a silly idea, but it turns out to be one of the best comedies of the year. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    A funny movie that only gets funnier the more familiar you are with the James Bond movies, all the Bond clones and countless other 1960s films. Read full review

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    A little of this sort of thing goes a long way, but no one does it better than Myers. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post |

    We may not need as many Austin Powers movies as there are James Bond pictures, but one or two more might be nice. Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times |

    As goofy and throwaway as the "Brady Bunch" movies, but it has the same winking appreciation of vintage kitsch. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Daily News |

    A few well-timed laughs and a lot of filler. Read full review

  • 20
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    Piddling spoof. Read full review

  • 20
    Los Angeles Times |

    The result is a comedy of errors. Errors, yes. Comedy . . . we're not so sure. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ This shagadelic James Bond spoof isn't for kids.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that there is a near constant barrage of sexual innuendo in this James Bond spoof. Parents may find the vulgar laughs and sight gags inappropriate for 'tweens, but 13-year-old and older kids will probably laugh all the way through it.
  • Families can talk about media portrayals of women and how the young women in their family view themselves. How do they balance the pressure from society to be sexy with their own desires to be a well-rounded person? Do they like the way Vanessa Kensington handles herself in the face of Austin's constant come-ons? How would they handle themselves? Families may also want to discuss with their teenagers the two approaches to sex the film presents: free love 1960s-style vs. the more uptight 1990s. Which style would teens choose today, and what are the consequences of each? Families may want to discuss the importance of abstinence or safe sex, depending on their moral beliefs.
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: As with the Bond movies, the women are objects of conquest with silly names. Dr. Evil's teenage son is unpleasantly eager to go get his gun and shoot Powers.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Cartoonish violence.
  • sex false3 Sex: Near constant sexual innuendo. Lengthy scenes involving full-body nudity with all of the naughty bits "cleverly" concealed. Several scenes involve a device used to enhance a male body part.
  • language false3 Language: Lots of sexually themed innuendo and silly, crass euphemisms
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Swinging 60s involves references to drinking and drugs.
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