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| Spy Kids 2 review by David Richards |
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By David Richards
Grade: C
The original Spy Kids was mostly about the parents, what they did, why they were spies, and how their daughter and son were able to get them out of a jam.
It was a family thing, see, and a concept that worked well.
It was funny, intense and filled with gizmos that even Vin Diesel would be jealous of.
In this second installment, it's all about the kids, not a terrible thing, but the film is more worried about the gadgets the two younger spies carry all of the time, instead of keeping with the interesting details of how the family legacy operates and how the four work as a team.
Chances are the film will most likely fall short of appealing to the older audiences, but will entertain the younger members, no question.
Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) return for Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams where they find themselves competing for the top mission assignment with fellow spy kids Gary (Matthew O'Leary) and Gerti (Emily Osment) Giggles.
Gary and Gerti are the children of Donnagon (Mike Judge), who is in a competition of his own, competing with Carmen and Juni's father Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) for the title of head of the spy agency.
As the film moves along, Carmen and Juni find themselves looking for a lost island, one where no gadgets are useful. Looking for them are their parents, Gregorio and wife Ingrid (Carla Gugino) and also in the mix is the nutty, wacko inventor played by Steve Buscemi.
The opening scenes of Spy Kids 2 are some of the best by far. We begin at an amusement Park that even Walt Disney would be envious of. One of the featured rides is the Vomitter (no points for guessing why an umbrella would be needed).
Spy Kids 2, like most sequels, falls short of the original, but the fun is still there and most die-hard fans will leave the theater more than satisfied.
****Rated PG for action sequences and brief rude humor. |
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