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Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
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Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Alexa Vega, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara
  • Summary: When last we saw them, the Cortez kids had just joined the family business in order to win back their kidnapped parents. Now, Carmen and Juni are Level 2 OSS agents, about to set off on their own solo mission, or so they think. (Dimension Films)
  • Director: Robert Rodriguez
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 100 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    88
    Like a whacked pinata, it spills over with treasures - and one of the best things to fall out is Steve Buscemi, doing a riotously meek variation on the mad-scientist-with-cracked-lenses-and-lab-coat bit.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Jessica Winter
    60
    The poised Vega and pleasingly phlegmatic Sabara are resolutely uncute performers, and the reach-out-and-touch-it gadgetry carries a homey scent of proactive nostalgia. Spy Kids 2 is an island of lost Circuit Cities.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    30
    One overly busy (not to mention shopworn) story, which regurgitates everything from H.G. Wells's "The Island of Dr. Moreau" to the herky-jerky monsters of Ray Harryhausen to James Bond to "The Mummy."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. MovieLonely94
    8
    wasn't as good as the original, but its very entertaining
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  2. Bathmat
    5
    The movie was meh. I don't feel like doing a full review, but the special effects deserve a mention. A guy who's not really into computers could do a better job. It looked SO fake and there was still green around the characters. Not nearly as good as the original where the special effects were actually GOOD. So, yeah. Spy Kids 2 A la Meh.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    5
    Nothing's really changed in "Spy Kids 2" compared to its predecessor. In other words, its manageable.
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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