Mike Myers's one-joke comedy, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, is stretched into a sequel. And not only has the richest source of material already been pretty well tapped out -- the anachronism of a swinging Bondian superspy in the Nineties -- it is now also pretty well abandoned, with nothing comparable to take its place, once the hero returns via time machine to his proper period. The least that you could say for Myers on the first go-round, namely that the character did not originate in a Saturday Night Live skit but was altogether original, is no longer worth saying. The character (together with his arch enemy, Dr. Evil) is now a retread. Heather Graham, Seth Green, Rob Lowe, Michael York; directed by Jay Roach. (1999) — Duncan Shepherd
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