Saw this with my two little girls and we all loved it, which is unusual to say the least. It was directed by the same guy that did Desperado and From Dusk till Dawn, but is totally suitable for all ages.
Great cast, especially the two young leads and full of special effects that look as good as any Phantom Menace or Mummy.
The action scenes shine and manage to tread that fine line between being not too scary for kids, but enjoyable for adults, I can honestly say I have never enjoyed a "kids" film this much and would consider going to see it on my own, which I have NEVER said before about a film I took my kids to see because THEY wanted to see it.
It has some surprisingly inventive moments, one of the characters uses giant hands as henchmen, the thumb being the head and the arms and legs the other four fingers in a fingerbobs type set-up, except they are the size of humans, and wear balaclavas in public to disguise their thumbyness. I presume they are computer generated, but the thumb things are totally convincing and excellently integrated into the scenes. Theres a bit where the two spykids find the factory that makes the thumbs and you breifly see a sexy thin nurse thumb in nurses uniform with red nail polish treating a chunky henchthumb.
A real pleasant surprise and highly recommended to both grandparents and young hip action loving parents too, which is unusual nowadays. A rare gem of a film.
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Jun 22nd, 2001
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