Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World
{2/5} “Spy Kids have always been able to beat the bad guys because adults over-think things. But to a kid, everything is possible.”
Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World, released in 2011
Wilbur Wilson has a reality show where he hunts for spies. But he doesn’t know his own wife was a spy. She quit when she had a baby. But now she’s being called back into action to deal with the Time Keeper, whose actions have caused time to speed up.
If you like this movie as a kid, that’s fine. If you liked it as a kid and later think it’s hilarious, that’s OK too. But if you watch this as an adult without any nostalgia for this series, you will be cringing a lot.
Many parts are silly, and a few are disgusting. There’s a lot of slapstick, and things that don’t make sense.
Things that are supposed to be funny are usually not. The puns are the worst I’ve ever heard.
The theme of spending time with your family would be fine except it’s repeated in an absurd way.
One redeeming quality: Child actors Rowan Blanchard and Mason Cook do a good job with what they’re given.
Stars Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, and the voice of Ricky Gervais.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Alita: Battle Angel).