Austin Powers in Goldmember - Bronze effort for the Gold one

The second Austin Powers film was that rarest of sequels which was actually better (or at least on a par!) with the first. Therefore, the third instalment, aka `Goldmember' had a lot to live up to. Does it? Just.

Despite all its efforts, it isn't quite as good as its predecessor. It does come close, but the jokes have a `recycled' feel to them and the new baddie (Goldmember himself) isn't a patch on Dr Evil. And now the two of them have to share screen time, therefore you still get the major laughs from Dr Evil and Mini Me, whereas you only get a couple of amusing catchphrases from the Gold Dutchman.

But, this is just light-hearted entertainment at its best. It doesn't try to be anything too deep and meaningful and, if you liked the first two, you should enjoy this, too. If you've never seen an Austin Powers movie before, this is probably the wrong place to start. You're probably best to start at the beginning and if you like that one, try the next two.

8/10 The Force is definitely strong with this one