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Jessica Alba and Baby Spy in "Spy Kids: All the Time In the World"
courtesy of the Weinstein Company
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“Spy
Kids: All the Time In the World” (The Weinstein
Company)
Time Out
“Spy Kids: All the Time In the World” is the third sequel in the “Spy Kids” franchise which began way
back in 2001. This time out we have two new kids on whom to focus s well as a new set of parents. There
are references back to the original Spy Kids and there are still the same corny plot line and childish
jokes filling the screen time. In other words nothing about the “Spy Kids” franchise has improved.
This time out the focus is on Marissa Wilson (Jessica Alba), a spy who is married to Wilbur Wilson
(Joel McHale). He is a spy hunter, well not really but he plays one on TV. Wilbur has two kids from a
previous marriage, Rebecca and Cecil (Rowan Blanchard and Mason Cook). Rebecca is still grieving her
mother’s death and is having a difficult time accepting Marissa.
No one in the family knows Marissa is a spy because she retired for the Agency after the birth of her
first child. However when “The Timekeeper” comes back on the scene, she is called back to duty. “The
Timekeeper” is a villain who is actually stealing time, but the basics of this story line are too
confusing for anyone to understand.
The “kids” of course get caught up in Marissa’s adventures as a spy and even the “real” spy kids come
back to make an appearance as the older and wiser versions of their original characters. It seems
Carmen and Juni (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) are related to Marissa.
In true “Spy Kids” fashion the movie consists of silly chase scenes, impossible to understand
characters, and jokes that rely on flatulence and dog poop. The kids in the audience love every
reference they hear or see on the screen, while the adults just groan inwardly.
The acting is mediocre from all concerned with the kids generally outacting the adults. Ricky Gervais
is on hand as the voice of a robotic dog and he does add a few good zingers. Robert Rodriguez regular
Danny Trejo just pops up in a scene, and Jeremy Piven sleepwalks his way through the role as the Agency
head.
The movie is rated PG for comic violence.
There is nothing new in “Spy Kids: All the Time In the World” except the addition of 4-D. This means at
various times in the film a number appears on the screen which relates to a number on a “scratch and
sniff card” each member of the audience has been given. You scratch and sniff as directed and you are
supposed to smell the aroma of the object being shown on screen. This pleases the kids but for adults
it is a cheesy effect. This goes along with all the other cheesiness writer/director Robert Rodriguez
has put in his movie.
I scored “Spy Kids: All the Time In the World” a time out 4 out of 10. |
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