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Title: Spy Kids (2001)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Antonio Banderas | ... | Gregorio Cortez | |
| Carla Gugino | ... | Ingrid Cortez | |
| Alexa PenaVega | ... | Carmen Cortez (as Alexa Vega) | |
| Daryl Sabara | ... | Juni Cortez | |
| Teri Hatcher | ... | Ms. Gradenko | |
| Cheech Marin | ... | Felix Gumm | |
| Robert Patrick | ... | Mr. Lisp | |
| Danny Trejo | ... | Machete | |
| Guillermo Navarro | ... | Pastor | |
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Johnny Reno | ... | Agent Johnny |
| Norman Cabrera | ... | FoOglie #2 / Tall & Skinny | |
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Trant Batey | ... | FoOglie #3 / Too Too |
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Andy W. Bossley | ... | Brat |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | ... | Brat's Dad (as Jeff Dashnaw) | |
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Kara Slack | ... | Carmen's Friend |
Gregorio and Ingrid are the two greatest secret agents the world has ever known: masters of disguise, mavens of invention, able to stop wars before they even start. Working for separate countries, they are sent to eliminate their most dangerous enemy...each other. But in an exotic corner of the world when they finally come face to face, they fall in love instead and embark on the most dangerous mission they have ever faced: raising a family. Now nine years later, after their retirement, having exchanged the adventure of espionage for parenthood, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez are called back in to action. When their former colleagues, the world's most formidable spies, start disappearing one by one, the Cortez's are forced to take on techno-wizard Fegan Floop and his evil, egg-headed sidekick, Minion. But when the unthinkable happens and they too disappear, unfortunately there are only two people in the world who can rescue them...their kids. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
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Robert Rodriguez is not the first person you'd suggest to make a children's film. As entertaining as 'Desperado', 'The Faculty' and 'From Dusk Till dawn' are, you wouldn't line them up alongside 'Toy Story 2' and 'The Jungle Book' for good, old-fashioned family entertainment. Yet, as this energetic, light-hearted Bondesque spoof proves, Rodriguez has the talent to turn his hand to just about anything, and inject it with the suspense and adrenalin that are his trademark.
From the gloriously OTT opening scene (which tells the story of how two agents sent to kill each other fall in love and settle down) to the last second, 'Spy Kids' doesn't miss a trick. The obligatory gizmos, mad villains and dastardly plot to take over the world are all there, along with a star cast all playing their roles with tongues firmly in cheek. The action/humour mix is extremely well-balanced too, with some hilarious visual gags sitting within a sharp script and Banderas, in particular, revels taking a sly swipe at his normal 'strong yet silent Latino' image. Yet, refreshingly for a children's film, it's never patronising, never obvious, and genuinely original in places (soldiers made of thumbs, secret agents transformed into tellytubby-type TV characters - imagine Goldeneye-meets-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-meets-Any Tim Burton film and you'll be close). In truth, some of the surreal moments and the more graphic effects may get a little too much for younger kids at times, but these moments are few and far between.
Ok, it's a 'U' certificate and you may well have to sit through the trailer for 'See Spot Run', but don't let that put you off. This is one of the better films you'll see this year, and the best out over Easter by quite a way. Go and have some fun.
8/10