Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 60 reviews, with an average rating on 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus read, "A light and goofy comedy which provides laughs, largely due to performances and screenwriting by Myers". The movie debuted at No.2 at the box office with US$9.5 million. Time Out New York critic Andrew Johnston (critic) observed: "The film's greatest asset is its gentle tone: rejecting the smug cynicism of "Naked Gun-"style parodies, it never loses the earnest naivete of the psychedelic era." Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (or simply Austin Powers) is a 1997 American comedy film directed by
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