A fine, relatively non-violent example of pure family entertainment.
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04/02/01
Spy Kids (2001)
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Reviews Counted:116
Fresh:108
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: A kinetic and fun movie that's sure to thrill children of all ages.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: When the notorious husband-and-wife spy team Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) is kidnapped by the evil Fegan Floop (Alan Cumming), the two Cortez children are the only... [More]
Starring: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Reviews for Spy Kids
"Spy Kids" is a smart, upscale, slick comedy adventure film that has something for everyone from kids to adults.
04/01/01
Even the biggest skeptics of the 'kids as super spies' conceit will likely find themselves looking forward to the already-in-the-works sequel.
04/01/01
"The family that spies together, stays together. That's the homespun philosophy behind htis rousing fantasy/adventure."
04/01/01
Eccentrically over-the-top in the same style as Willy Wonka.
03/30/01
A pretty cool adventure for the kids.
03/30/01
One of the most fun and rewarding live-action family films to splash multiplexes in quite sometime.
03/30/01
Perfectly silly escapist fun for kiddies that won't bore their parents too much.
03/30/01
The strong family relationship that gives Spy Kids its real charm.
03/30/01
A good live-action children's movie -- a species so rare that many presumed it extinct.
03/30/01
A turgid adventure tale caught somewhere between family comedy and spy spoof.
03/30/01
One of the best kids movies in years.
03/30/01
Good, but not great from a critical and overall filmmaking standpoint, the film will nevertheless probably prove to be quite enjoyable to its target audience.
03/30/01
It's entertaining and inoffensive, a rare combination in kids' films, which are usually neither.
03/30/01
Has the exuberance and imaginative action that seem right on target for fresh-faced 10-year-old filmgoers.
03/30/01
Right from the start, Rodriguez peppers his film with a delightful potpourri of elements.
03/30/01
A delight for 7-year-olds, their parents, and James Bond diehards everywhere.
03/30/01
An explosion of crazy narrative and nutty visual ideas.
03/30/01
Spy Kids may not be as cool as it wants to be, and it may not become the cult item it is aiming at, and the special effects may be even cheesier than the plot calls for, but it doesn't lack for imagination.
03/30/01
A virtual eruption of special effects and sorcery, borrows a little here and a little there from a lot of espionage thrillers, which may amuse parents.
03/30/01
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