| Show Catch That Kid a Down Spy Kids Allen Johnson Staff Writer Yeah this is a kids kid's show so how seriously should I take it I suppose I should relax a little on my ness critique-ness but I still had to sit through through the thing I figure the the studios have finally realized that kids will watch anything no matter how bad it is- is Lilo Stitch proved that So rather than spend a lot of money on original scripts and good talent they release things like this After watching the preview for 5 seconds the first thing that comes to mind is Gee Spy Kids rip-off rip maybe As you leave the theatre after this film the first thing that comes to mind is is Even Spy Kids D 3 wasn't that bad But here it is nonetheless and will do pretty well at the box office like all kids who has a joy of climbing things Her father is an ex- ex climber who made it up Mt Everest but sustained a near death accident as he fell over feet on his decent Maddy has two friends Austin- Austin the computer expert and Gus- Gus the racer mechanic expert One day Maddy's father collapses under some trauma trauma trauma ma sustained from his climbing injury Faced with probable paralysis with the only cure being an alternative surgery performed performed performed per per- formed only in Europe to the chime of Maddy begins to plot Her mother works as a security expert who is is installing a tech high-tech security security security rity system at a large bank So Maddy and her two friends get the brilliant idea to rob the bank her mom works at and thus save her dad What then follows is a avery avery avery very weak set up with farcical farcical farcical farci farci- cal characters that seemed grossly out of place Whereas the kids are in a semi serious mode several of the supporting characters characters characters charac charac- seem like something out of a Laurel Hardy sketch The over the top antics of a megalomaniac banker and the Mutt and Jeff stupidity of a pair of security guards take the film in a different and unpleasant direction Too many of the films weak plot points seemed extremely random and served no apparent pur pur- pose In order to infiltrate the office building the kids need to get et through a formal formal formal for for- mal office office party taking place on the first floor Maddy declares they need to blend in The next shot is a slow motion pan up a ala ala ala la The Right Stuff of the three year twelve-year olds in informal informal informal formal wear Like that's going to blend in with the party of 60 30 year olds Much of the movie is in that vein the suspension of disbelief is suspended too movies do long ana and final final- no matter ly just dust snaps what the and falls If quality g you have some The movie E kids you need has a mix of o g c to keep quiet Spy Kids- Kids A- A fc w for an hour and like action s. s 1 a half that's fine with Power r s 5 u But if you type Rangers-type a u 0 expect any real characters o o 5 entertainment Here is the l 22 value out of 1 plot Maddy g t this s save your played by byK S 8 F- F time and Kristen K r i s t ten e n B o o 8 money 4 10 Stewart ao N Q Q Panic Room Cold C Creek r e e k Corbin Bleu Austin get ready for one of his many dangerous Manor is a ayoung missions in the new movie Catch That Kid young girl J |
