Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Year: 2002
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
Studio: Dimension Films, Troublemaker Studios
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Alexa PenaVega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Steve Buscemi, Mike Judge
Crew: Robert Rodriguez (Director), Robert Rodriguez (Screenplay), Elizabeth Avellan (Producer), Robert Rodriguez (Producer), Bob Weinstein (Executive Producer), Harvey Weinstein (Executive Producer)
Runtime: 100 minutes
Release: Aug 07, 2002
IMDb: 5.64/10 by 2,220 users
Popularity: 5
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 38,000,000
Revenue: 119,723,358

Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for a younger audience. In traditional sequel fashion, this was worse than the original. It feels like it actually has a richer, more complex story to it with a better message of cooperation and right over wrong, but it relies too heavily on weird effects combined with a lack of technology working in the story. What really sets it apart is cross competitiveness with a secondary kid team, which was really cool to suddenly see a young Emily Osment ("Young and Hungry"). And Steve Buscemi shows up as a mad scientist which is interesting all to itself. The movie has its high points, but I feel like you spend far more time in the valleys.