Spy Kids (2001)

United States of America

Action, Comedy, Family, Adventure

Troublemaker Studios, Dimension Films, Miramax

Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Tony Shalhoub

Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez

Taglines: Real spies...only smaller

double life, sibling relationship, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, secret agent, robot

Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business."

Reviews:

Author: Kamurai
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but could recommend for a younger audience. There just isn't enough here for an older audience. Maybe parents will get a kick out of seeing this and imagining their kids....but given the amount of sibling infighting, probably not. Alan Cumming absolutely steals the show with his Willy Wonka impersonation, and I'm furious that he didn't get the role over Depp when they did the reboot. The casts is odd, but does a great performance, and the kids having to fight themselves really did a great job. It's probably still has good than bad, but just can't say you should watch this right now with all the options out there.