Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Austin Powers in Goldmember is the rare third installment that doesn’t coast—it doubles down on the series’ joyful stupidity with such confidence that you can’t help but go along for the ride. Mike Myers fires on all cylinders, ricocheting between characters with a performer’s glee, while the movie’s nonstop parade of gags, musical swagger, and perfectly timed celebrity cameos keeps the energy buzzy and bright. The vibe is pure candy-colored spy-movie parody: loud, lewd, and relentlessly eager to make you laugh, with Beyoncé adding a cool, charismatic kick to the chaos. It’s not for anyone allergic to sexual innuendo or bathroom-level silliness, but if you’re even slightly in the mood for a crowd-pleasing comedy that commits to the bit, this one delivers.

Goldmember is clearly trying to be a loud, self-aware victory lap for the Austin Powers shtick, piling on celebrity cameos, bigger set pieces, and nonstop innuendo. The problem is it often feels like a greatest-hits remix where the punchlines arrive before the setup, and the story lurches from gag to gag with messy pacing. If you’re already tired of recycled jokes, crude genital humor, and scattershot plotting, this one will test your patience fast. Still, Mike Myers commits hard to the characters, a few bits genuinely land, and if you just want silly, shameless comfort comedy without caring whether it’s fresh, it can still do the job.