Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Them people from the first Spy Kids movie are at it again with this sequel, a waste of time the first time and a waste of time this time. Apparently, some device that can make electronic devices to not work is coveted by the new head of the spy organization. Stung by the emergence of new kid spies, our two main characters switch assignments secretly to retrieve it, where mayhem ensues.

First of all, this island has no lost dreams. What the heck are they talking about? Second, having the spies turn against each other defeats the supposed purpose of showing off gadgets to solve mysteries. Third, see the previous sentence. If they go to a mystery island where there's no such thing as electronics, what's the point of Spy Kids? Fourth, there's an action sequence in which skeletons are fighting Carmen and Juni. It looks so fake that the sequence in Jason and the Argonauts looked more realistic. Fifth, having Ricardo Montalban and Holland Taylor as the grandparents was a good idea, but they're wasted in this film. Sixth, what happened to George Clooney? Seventh, if Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) was originally supposed to be head of OSS as it said on the teleprompter, why didn't anyone say something? Eighth, who would elect Christopher McDonald (the villainous golfer from Happy Gilmore) as president? Ninth, it may have been in the first movie and I didn't remember. What are those fans supposed to do when the spies point it at someone? Tenth, how does something that renders electronic devices useless kill people? Eleventh, if the OSS is so high-tech, why can't they detect people hacking into their system? Carmen gets Juni back into the OSS when he gets fired simply by hacking. They get Gary and Gerti transferred to the Gobi desert by hacking. What kind of security does this place have? Twelth, how was it that it reused jokes from earlier comedies this summer? There's that shittake mushrooms joke from Goldmember and the lengthy trip down to the secret underground lair from Undercover Brother. Finally, there's so much more but everything I know is only the beginning. 1 star