Years before playing multiple characters in the Austin Powers films, Mike Myers played two roles in So I Married an Axe Murderer. While the film's central story line of Myers' Charlie Mackenzie fearing he's involved with a serial killer is neither funny enough nor frightening enough to maintain much interest, every moment involving Charlie's father, Stuart (Myers again), is wonderfully funny. Saturday Night Live had honed Myers' skill at getting laughs with outrageous characters in five minute skits. In Stuart Mackenzie's conspiracy theories, intense Scottishness, occasional cruelty, and karaoke performing Myers wrings numerous unexpected laughs. The character stops the film cold, but because he is easily the most entertaining aspect of the film, and is usually onscreen for no longer than a few minutes at a time, no viewer should object. So I Married an Axe Murderer misses more often than it hits, but there are enough laughs to recommend that anyone give this mini-cult favorite a try.