Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Third movie, same jokes, and you can hear the series breathing hard. Goldmember is the weakest villain Mike Myers has built, a Dutch roller disco owner with a handful of catchphrases and nowhere to take them, and the trip back to 1975 is mostly an excuse for wigs and platform shoes. Then Michael Caine walks in as Nigel Powers, cool and crisp, and suddenly there’s a real movie star in the room. His father-son scenes with Myers have a warmth the rest of the movie skips. Beyoncé Knowles gives Foxxy Cleopatra a confident, stylish swagger, though the script hands her little beyond poses and one-liners. Dr. Evil and Mini-Me leading a musical number inside a prison is the best thing here by a mile. Seth Green’s Scott finally gets an arc. It made $296.9 million worldwide on a reported $63M. A 4.6 because Caine and Dr. Evil carry it and the rest is a rerun. $8,651 says you call something groovy out loud this week and nobody in the room can tell if you’re joking.

What works: Michael Caine’s Nigel Powers and Dr. Evil’s prison musical number are the high points, and Seth Green finally gets more to play.

What doesn’t: Most of the jokes are reruns from the first two movies, and Goldmember is a thin, repetitive villain who never earns his spot in the title.

Who it’s for: Fans of the first two Austin Powers movies who just want Dr. Evil and Mini-Me one more time.