Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Directed by Robert Rodriguez
- family
- comedy
- action
- adventure
The story
Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. Retired spy Marissa is called back into action, and to bond with her new stepchildren Rebecca and Cecil, she invites them along to stop the evil Timekeeper from taking over the world.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated primary colours and the glossy, hyperactive look of Robert Rodriguez's family-action house style: fast cuts, swooping handheld-free camera moves, gadget-filled sets lit in clean, candy-like tones, with 3D-era pop-out spectacle in its tech and set pieces. The sound is busy and playful, with bouncy synth-driven scoring, quick comic stings and cartoonish sound effects, and the whole thing moves at a brisk, bouncy clip that rarely lets up. Its vibe is cheerful, slapstick and loud in an affectionate way, the kind of thing for a Saturday afternoon, a sleepover, or a weekend with kids in the room. Tone is warm and goofy, with an emotional throughline about a blended family learning to trust one another, and the arc of its stepsiblings turning from wary strangers into a team. Intensity is mild: cartoonish fight scenes, playful peril and gadget mayhem, with no gore and nothing frightening beyond brief tension. It suits families and younger viewers, and anyone who wants light, upbeat action with a heart and no real darkness.
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