In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

An early Hollywood cash-grab, clearly riding of the success and cult surrounding the original Spy Kids trilogy. Lost all the charm the originals had, and the surprisingly good child actors of the first 3 films, have been replaced by the blatantly terrible child actors in this one. The humour went from quite witty, with some elements for adults too; to the expected toilet-humour you get from and lazy kids film. The beauty of the originals, was that they weren't rated 'U' for kids, they were 'U' for everyone. Anyone could watch the originals, whereas this can only be watched by children not smart enough to understand why they're seeing.

After watching about two scenes from the movie, my thoughts were, "if this were a 90s movie, I'd probably give it a 6/10" but it's 2011 for crying out loud. I read some reviews saying it's for kids, leave your minds by the door to enjoy the movie. Speaking as someone who watched the first three installments as a kid and teen, this was a disappointment. Bland humor, terrible effects, bad lines and delivery. Maybe it's similar to the first installment in effects but that was 2001 and that was the best they could do. And that's why we enjoyed it. My parents enjoyed it then and they didn't have to drop their brains and forget every ounce of sensibility to do so. We saw the best effects, animations and adventures of that time and we had to think outside the box to understand it. It's different with this movie, it was 2011, better technology, new ways to add elements to the movie and this was the best you could come up with? I hope by 2020, we won't be asked to act like zombies, forget we have brains or go with the excuse "for 4 year olds only" to enjoy epic fails like this. You know how you can do better? Don't treat the audience like senseless carrots.

This is definitely the worst spy kids movie ever made and 1 of the worst of all movies. The scenery was too boring or twisted. What is with a spy baby, a spy dog, and a villain who doesn't know what he was doing until the kids showed him the real truth? The kids who played the spy kids didn't even go on a mission until the last 20 minutes of the movie to experience being spies. The father was creepy showing an eye brow look to his son to look tough and his show was dumb. How dare filmmakers imitate a similar home to where The Cortezes lived in! Acting was poor. Same goes for the gadgets. What was ironic was the new spy kids looked much younger than the original spy kids, when they started being spies. I think this was just a movie to laugh at how poor of a job it was made.

This movie is a very interesting thing indeed. Most people have given it terrible reviews.... And I completely understand why. This film has a lot of bad going for it. But it somehow still works.In my opinion, a bad film is a film that can't decently handle it's plot and pacing. The Room serves as a good example of a really bad film. Production comes second, which is what everyone is criticizing, and within reason.I think understanding this film all comes down to one thing: the director. Rodriguez is a good director and knows what he is doing (he made Sin City after all). The plot and script, while not to my taste (and with too many puns), work. Everything is tied up, the plot is consistent, and the lessons are learned without feeling forced.What makes the film really weird (emphasis on the word weird and not bad) is the production. The effects are really bad (and cheap) and the acting is just... Weird (there's no other word to describe it). The script is also just weird. Sort of "trippy" in a way. I felt like maybe the script writers were on some hardcore drugs at some points. Obviously, though, that's not the case. Rodriguez was just having fun making an over the top kid's movie. He didn't take it seriously, and neither should the critics. I think the most important thing to find out is do kids like the movie. Because if they do, Rodriguez definitely achieved his goal and this film was a success. Unfortunately I have no idea since my younger cousins haven't actually seen it.Why did I watch the film then, you ask. Curiosity on how one of my childhood movie sagas would continue. And in all honesty, while I haven't seen the originals in over a decade, I remember them a lot better. But maybe my expectations were just lower back then and this is a decent follow up.Either way, I give this film a 6 on 10. While the film has a strong script (as far as weird kid's movies scripts go), which makes the film watchable and definitely entertaining if the subject matter tickles your fancy, just everything else about it is a turn off for anyone but a kid. I would not recommend it to adults or teenagers. If you happen to have Netflix and are running out of good kids movies to occupy your child's mind, this isn't a bad choice. Otherwise, do not go out of your way to get this movie.