Mike Myers has several roles in this movie: "Austin Powers," "Dr. Evil," and the gross, disgusting "Fat Bastard." He plays all three roles with gusto, and they're all hilarious for their own reasons. I dunno what kinda future he has without the "Austin Powers" movies, but it's very obvious that Mike Myers is an incredibly talented guy.
Aside from Myers, the rest of the cast is great, too. Heather Graham ("Rollergirl" in "Boogie Nights"), Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe (it surprised me how good Rob Lowe was), Verne Troyer as "Mini-Me," and of course, Seth Green.
I did a lotta laughing during this movie. Some of the laughter was because of how gross some of the gags were (and they really ARE gross, believe me... I got to see a lot more of "Fat Bastard" than I really wanted to), and others were because of the odd pop culture references, and the context in which they were used. Also, the relationship between "Dr. Evil" and his son, as well as the relationship between "Dr. Evil" and "Mini-Me," are all really funny. Even though the character of "Austin Powers" is the supposed main guy, I think that "Dr. Evil" is the funniest and most interesting. Also, I have a funny feeling that "Dr. Evil" had more screen time than "Austin Powers" did.
I can't explain
why I liked this movie so much, but was disappointed in the first one. Was
it because I didn't expect that much outta this one? Or maybe because the
original "Austin Powers" was written only by Mike Myers while the sequel
was written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers (who, strangely enough,
was Mike Myers' personal assistant during the first movie). I dunno. Maybe
I should just take a second look at the original.