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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkThere is enough mirthful good will generated to justify even another sequel. May we suggest: "License to Shag," "You Only Shag Twice" or "Thundershag."
- 80The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe most consistently funny studio sequel in some time, and the rare blockbuster that actually delivers on what it promises.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrGive your brain the night off, and Myers will make you smile too.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAs a character, Austin Powers hasn't worn out his welcome, exactly, but he has outlived his novelty.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMyers has a singular talent for skit humor… You can get away with an awful lot of gross, juvenile humor if you've got that to fall back on. [11 June 1999, Calendar, p.F-1]
- 63New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardTurns out to be less than the sum of its wonderfully silly and bizarre parts.
- 63New York PostNew York PostIt all gets repetitive, and after about the halfway point, you get the feeling that Myers and Co. don't know where to go next, and are making it up as they go along.
- 50Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe repulsive turn of events erased all my good memories of the first half, and makes the movie hard to recommend to a normal human being.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliToo much of what The Spy Who Shagged Me has to offer is tired and derivative, and, when the various jokes and gags are tallied, there are many more misses than hits.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWould be too long even if it were twice as funny. And that about sums up the movie.