Sometimes, a kid's movie can just be a kid's movie. It can be fun and hammy without being anything more. Spy Kids is that movie. Everyone on set is having a visible blast, and it's impossible not to be drawn into it when the movie so happily winks and holds its arms open for you. There are far worse ways to spend an hour and a half.

20 years later and I still think this is cute. I just showed it to my kids and they instantly asked when can we watch the next one.

A light children’s movie for kids.

As an international spy myself, I will honestly admit that this movie changed the trajectory of my entire life. My entire childhood was Spy Kids, Spy Next Door, Mission Impossible, Inspector Gadget, Johnny English, and yet nothing touched the level of Spy that Spy Kids reached. The horror from the plots (reversed song scene still haunts me), the drama between the family, the trauma behind each character, the creativity in each design, the comedy from casting, and a whole lot of action! Robert Rodriguez, Mr. Horror himself, somehow was the perfect man for the job and I'll never forget it.

**T**_heme_- 6.5/10 **R**_ewatchibility_- 6/10 **A**_cting_- 7/10 **K**_inematography_- 6.5/10 **T**_ime_- 8/10 **Total** - 34/5 = ==6.8==