Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers is back with the third movie in the series and as the movie plainly shows, he certainly has his mojo back. In this installment, Austin's father doesn't show up for his knighting and we soon find out he's been taken by Goldmember for reasons unknown. Back in 1975, Austin finds Goldmember, his dad, and Foxxy Cleopatra played by Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child fame. They all travel back to the present where we eventually find out Goldmember is working with Dr. Evil to end the world by tractoring in an asteroid. As in the last two movies, Austin saves the world through unseen twists and turns and certainly in style.

Why Michael Caine is even in this movie is still a mystery. Not only does his character have little to do, it could also easily be written out for it would have made a speedier movie. But the thing worth noting is the freshness factor. The second movie was plagued by retreads of the same jokes of the first one, still the best of the series. Though old jokes can still be seen (the duet between Dr. Evil and Mini-Me, "Scotty-don't"), those jokes were still funny and were kept to a minimum. The movie in a movie with various star cameos was pure genius. If only the fourth installment had that cast... Speaking of the cast, no word on what happened to Heather Graham or Dr. Evil henchman Will Ferrell. But all in all, a worthy installment suitable for many viewings. 3 stars