--- title: "Austin Powers in Goldmember: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/austin-powers-in-goldmember/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/austin-powers-in-goldmember" critics_score: 57 critics_reviews: 11 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002): what the critics said Critics' score 57 from 11 reviews: 3 positive, 6 mixed, 2 negative. The reviews lean towards a mixed verdict: Austin Powers in Goldmember still produces laughs, but enthusiasm for its familiar routines varies considerably. Praise clusters around individual comic sequences, Mike Myers’s performances and the supporting cast, with Michael Caine drawing particular approval. The opening sequence, cameos and sight gags earn strong notices from its admirers, while even less enthusiastic reviews find comic interludes worth enjoying. Most critics acknowledge some entertainment value without agreeing that the whole film works. The divide centres on freshness and comic discipline. Total Film praises a fresh story and tightly executed comedy; other reviews describe recycled formulas, frantic pacing and a plot that cannot sustain the weaker jokes. Vulgar humour is another sticking point, tolerated by some and wearisome to others. The spread is wide: the Evening Standard finds the film exhausting and derivative, with Mini-Me its sole source of enjoyment. ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Rating ★★★★. 26 July 2002. Bradshaw gives the comedy a strongly positive verdict, despite a few slow stretches. He especially praises its energy, visual invention and arch comic intelligence, as well as Michael Caine’s performance. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/jul/26/culture.reviews5) ## Total Film — Total Film Rating 4/5. 26 July 2002. The critic calls it the best film in the series, praising its fresh story and confident comedy. They single out the tightly executed cameos, sight gags and opening sequence for generating laughs. [Read the review](https://www.gamesradar.com/austin-powers-in-goldmember-review/) ## Slant Magazine — Ed Gonzalez Rating 3.5/5. 25 November 2002. Gonzalez finds the film messy but the funniest entry in the series, with Mike Myers’s comedy mostly succeeding. He singles out the DVD’s explosive, clean sound as exceptional. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/austin-powers-in-goldmember-dvd/) ## Screen Daily — Mike Goodridge Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 25 July 2002. The review text is inaccessible, so its verdict cannot be determined. No particular praise or complaint is visible in the available page text. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/austin-powers-in-goldmember/409999.article) ## Radio Times — Jason Caro Rating 3/5. Caro finds the third outing enjoyable but overly reliant on familiar comic formulas. He praises memorable contributions from the series’ colourful supporting cast. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-st0i2i/austin-powers-in-goldmember/) ## Time Out — TCh Fi1m's normalised score 59/100 (inferred from the text). The page identifies this as Time Out’s review and recalls the first film as a scream and the second as a colossal dud. The visible description ends before giving a complete verdict on Goldmember or singling out a specific strength or flaw. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/austin-powers-in-goldmember) ## Empire — Charles Gant Fi1m's normalised score 55/100 (inferred from the text). 1 January 2000. Gant finds the film funny in places but overly frantic and less focused than it needs to be. He praises Myers’s comic interludes and the running gag involving Mini-Me, while noting that weaker jokes lack an engaging story to support them. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/austin-powers-goldmember-review/) ## The New York Times — A.O. Scott Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 26 July 2002. The review gives a mixed verdict on the film. It singles out its humor while suggesting the comedy has lost some freshness. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/26/movies/film-review-got-lots-of-mojo-needs-a-little-love.html) ## Variety — Todd McCarthy Fi1m's normalised score 40/100 (inferred from the text). 21 July 2002. The critic finds the film an erratic collection of familiar jokes, with its humor weighed down by excessive toilet gags and a dated Swinging ’60s sensibility. He praises several comic set pieces, especially the prison musical number. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/austin-powers-in-goldmember-1200547250/) ## Evening Standard Fi1m's normalised score 15/100 (inferred from the text). 10 April 2012. The critic finds the film an exhausting, derivative failure. They single out Mini Me as the one source of enjoyment, praising how little the character says. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/austin-powers-in-goldmember-7432743.html) ## Eye for Film — Angus Wolfe Murray Fi1m's normalised score 60/100 (inferred from the text). 28 July 2002. The critic finds the third instalment entertaining, despite its implausible plot and vulgar humour. Michael Caine’s presence and Beyoncé Knowles’s performance are singled out for praise. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/austin-powers-in-goldmember-film-review-by-angus-wolfe-murray) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/austin-powers-in-goldmember.md