A campy and innovative trip -- it's fun to do the 2.
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08/07/02
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
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Reviews Counted:127
Fresh:95
Rotten:32
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: Though the concept is no longer fresh, Spy Kids 2 is still an agreeable and energetic romp.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The spy kids are back in this highly inventive sequel to the original smash hit. Once again, cinematic multi-tasker Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS 2's director, writer, producer, director of... [More]
Starring: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Reviews for Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Top CriticA fantastical fun house of a film, one that freely, joyfully, considerately expands upon themes set forth in last summer's sleeper family audience hit.
08/07/02
If you saw last summer's Spy Kids, then Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams will surely be on your agenda. If you didn't, and you see the sequel, you can safely add to that agenda a trip to the video store for the original.
08/07/02
It's refreshing to see a kids' action movie in which the most crucial 'special effect' is a rubber band.
08/07/02
Strictly as a kids' movie, Spy Kids 2 stands pretty tall.
08/07/02
The sequel is more adult than its predecessor, but just as gadget-packed and action-filled.
08/07/02
A homogenous and formulaic attempt in continuing the exploits of master spy kids Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez.
08/07/02
Too busy, with too many characters and too much going on. Still, the film retains enough charm to offset the excess.
08/07/02
Rodriguez has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid...
08/07/02
With Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams writer/director/producer Robert Rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry.
08/07/02
The talented and clever Robert Rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second.
08/06/02
A worthy successor to last year's surprise hit.
08/06/02
At every level, it is crystal-clear that Spy Kids 2 is a labor of love concocted by one ingenious mind.
08/06/02
The movie is a gaudy, noisy thrill ride -- hyperactive, slightly out of control and full of kinetic, mischievous charm.
08/06/02
Top CriticThough Spy Kids 2 has a touch of sequel-itis, it is still imaginative, smart and stands on its own.
08/06/02
Top CriticSpy Kids 2 is loose and lively and appeals to the kid in all of us.
08/06/02
The film is bigger, louder, flashier, but gone are the elements -- such as innocent charm -- that made the original so much fun.
08/06/02
Though the sequel's brisk pace and imaginative monsters should keep kids relatively fidget-free, it fails on almost every other level.
08/06/02
The sequel is everything the original was not: contrived, overblown and tie-in ready.
08/06/02
More so than the first movie, Spy Kids 2 is sheer fun. Having already revealed his characters, writer-director Robert Rodriguez can concentrate on their adventures.
08/06/02
Latest News for Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
May 08, 2007:
Banderas Denies "Sin City 2" Gig
Just because he's worked with Robert Rodriguez a half-dozen times already, that doesn't mean Antonio Banderas is a lock to appear in "Sin City 2" -- despite what... More...
January 05, 2006:
Gugino Accepts "Museum" Duty
The lovely Carla Gugino, who made one heck of an impression last year with her "Sin City" performance, will soon star opposite Ben Stiller in Shawn Levy's... More...
July 19, 2005:
Fry & Serkis Sign Up to Be "Stormbreakers"
Andy "Gollum" Serkis and Stephen Fry are only the latest actors to sign on for the teen spy flick "Stormbreaker," says The Hollywood Reporter. Based on the... More...
October 17, 2002:
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