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 ones who have the right skills and the insider know-how to help. Together Carmen and Juni Cortez (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) set out on their first spy mission to find Floop and rescue their parents. SPY KIDS is a high-wire family adventure that lets the kids save the day.
Theatrical release: March 30, 2001.
Re-release: August 8, 2001.
Review 1:
"...A full-blown fantasy-action adventure that also strenuously underscores the importance of family....On a technical level, SPY KIDS is top-notch..."
Source: Variety
p.41-52 03/26/2001
Review 2:
"SPY KIDS is a notion-stuffed toy of a movie....Powered by a sugar-buzz filmmaking style....Enjoyable and charming..."
Source: New York Times
p.E12 03/30/2001
Review 3:
"...Surreal humor and fast-paced action....Rodriguez has crafted a prepubescent version of James Bond..."
Source: USA Today
p.E1-4 03/30/2001
Review 4:
"...Writer-director Robert Rodriguez exhibits extraordinary imagination....Fun and fast-paced..."
Source: Box Office
p.58 05/01/2001
Review 5:
"...Banderas and Gugino make a winning pair..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.90 04/06/2001
Review 6:
"...SPY KIDS is engagingly specific to Rodriguez's own background....The film is packed with kinetic action..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.54-5 06/01/2001
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