SPY KIDS (2001), in which two youngsters learn their boring parents are really retired super spies, was an unexpected delight. This sequel is way too big for its britches, and if it were all as loud and ridiculous as its grab 'em and shake 'em opening sequence, it would be awful. Fortunately, it settles down when newly-minted teen Carmen (Alexa Vega) and nine-year-old brother Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) get to the titular island, a volcanic speck located in the Bermuda Triangle and filled with Ray Harryhausen-esque creatures. As the story begins, Carmen and Juni, the OSS school's most celebrated junior agents, are rudely eclipsed by bratty blondies Gerti (Emily Osment...
Released:
2002
Rated:
PG
Length:
100 mins