Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.
With Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, the Spy Kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape: a James Bond series for kids.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
9 Aug 2002
fresh:
Given the appeal of his first movie, Rodriguez had a big act to follow. Spy Kids ' progeny, though slightly lacking in the warmth of the first, should no doubt please audiences.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
9 Aug 2002
rotten:
I didn't like the first one enough to recommend it. I liked this one even less.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
12 Aug 2002
rotten:
Rodriguez seems to have forgotten that making a spectacle is not the same thing as creating a sense of wonder.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
20 Aug 2002
rotten:
Rodriguez seems to be trying too hard to cram in too much - more gadgets, more characters, more noise, more color. But bigger, brighter and faster isn't necessarily better.