Obviously, this film was rushed out to cash in on the success of the original. But the worst part is that the filmmakers do a horrible job of disguising this fact...
Most of it looks to have been filmed in front of a blue screen, in a studio. Few or no outdoor scenes actually shot outdoors or on a nicely crafted set...just actors doing their work in front of a blue screen so they can quickly paint in scenery and props with a computer and capitalize on the popularity of the first SPY KIDS movie as soon as possible. This just makes the whole thing look cheap. That, and the computer animation (which there is a lot of) is awful...I've seen much better in movies much older than this, which is another sign that little care was taken in order to get the movie out fast.
But the ultimate sign of how empty this affair is would have to be the script, which is unoriginal and unimaginative. It takes a Jurassic Park type story, recycles some elements of the first movie, and throws in a sitcomish plot involving the Spy Kids grandparents.
This will probably entertain young children, but its fairly bottom-of-the-barrel entertainment.
Most of it looks to have been filmed in front of a blue screen, in a studio. Few or no outdoor scenes actually shot outdoors or on a nicely crafted set...just actors doing their work in front of a blue screen so they can quickly paint in scenery and props with a computer and capitalize on the popularity of the first SPY KIDS movie as soon as possible. This just makes the whole thing look cheap. That, and the computer animation (which there is a lot of) is awful...I've seen much better in movies much older than this, which is another sign that little care was taken in order to get the movie out fast.
But the ultimate sign of how empty this affair is would have to be the script, which is unoriginal and unimaginative. It takes a Jurassic Park type story, recycles some elements of the first movie, and throws in a sitcomish plot involving the Spy Kids grandparents.
This will probably entertain young children, but its fairly bottom-of-the-barrel entertainment.