I do not hate the first two movies Spy Kids (2001) and Spy Kids: Island of Lost Dreams (2002), but I do not care that much about them that much even if they can have some entertainment value in them, along with Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) which is a bad movie but it can be entertaining at times; in my opinion, the worst Spy Kids movie was Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011). The Spy Kids reboot Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023) was better than Spy Kids three and four, but I liked it as much as I did the first two movies. To make clear, the movie was not terrible because it was entertaining to watch with effort put into it, and I can see kids liking the movie like the earlier four movies.
The main kids in the movie named Tony and Patty Tango-Torrez played by Connor Esterson and Everly Carganilla were not that bad in the movie, and even though they were a bit annoying from time to time, they were ok to get through. The kids have some cliché things kids do, but the two kids have their own way in doing things, like the brother cheating and lying especially when it includes video games, and the sister thinking honesty is the best policy and having nicer ways to get through rough situations. The parents played by Zachary Levi and Gina Rodriguez were also not that bad in the movie, and Zachary Levi as the dad had some funny moments in the movie; also, the dad has something to with on how the device called Armageddon was made and used for.
The villain Rey 'The King' Kingston played by Billy Magnussen was an ok antagonist; he could have been better though, being a game designer that steals a big weapon to control all technology making people play this difficult video game every time they want to use something. The henchman of sorts are characters from the popular video game where the CGI effects do not look believable, but the effects are better than the effects from the earlier films. The green screen at times will look good, but other times it is noticeable, especially in the third act climax that involves the video game realm to achieve a certain task that is a part of their mission.
All the effects in the go from being bad to being ok, and the action scenes were not that bad; even if it has some good things, it has issues involving the editing at certain scenes, some performances in the movie, some of the effects, and certain things that have something to do with the main premise. The reboot Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023) was better than the fourth movie, even though it is still not good, it was not terrible; it has good things like the acting, the premise, and some effects but it can also lead to the issues with the movie. Kids will be entertained, and I was too, but the Spy Kids franchise is still not my kind of thing even if it is aimed at kids; entertaining but mostly aimed at people who like these movies.
