Austin Powers in Goldmember

Rating: ***/*****, or 6/10

Third and final entry (so far...) in the Austin Powers trilogy. Despite an even higher budget and an even bigger abundance of gratuitous celebrity cameos (including Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg and Britney Spears), this one is definitely the least funny of the three, but still a decent enough watch. Austin finds his father Nigel Powers (Michael Caine) has been abducted by the insane Dutch villain Goldmember (Myers in a fourth role!) who's in cahoots with Dr. Evil in a mad ploy for world domination. Together with agent Foxxy Cleopatra (Beyoncé Knowles), our favorite spy of British Intelligence finds himself confronted with personal demons as he tracks down his father, a better secret agent in every respect, who always showed little respect for his own son. Meanwhile, Dr. Evil must cope with the odd Dutchman's irritating traits, as well as the continuing rivalry between his son and his clone, while he too is in for a big surprise in regard to his parentage, in a bizarre plot twist near the climax of the film which ever remains a favorite in the category of 'Most Non-Sensical Movie Endings Ever'.

Starring: Mike Myers, Mike Myers, Mike Myers, Mike Myers, Michael Caine

Directed by Jay Roach

USA: New Line Cinema, 2002