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Spy
Kids 3-D: Game Over, 2003, 84 minutes, Rated PG
By Ramona Prioleau
Starting
in the spy game as a wart-fingered neophyte, Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara)
has tired of his family's cloak & dagger business. He turns his
back on the OSS and hangs out his shingle as a run-of-the-mill
gumshoe, rescuing cats from trees and finding lost toys. While content
to perform these mundane tasks, Juni isn't a free spirit for long
because just when he thought he was out they pulled him back in. The
OSS alerts the wayward agent that his sister Carmen (Alexa Vega) is
trapped in a virtual reality game. To save her, Juni must suit up and
become the spy guy with the cool gadgets once again.
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game
Over concludes writer/director Robert Rodriguez's family portrait of
the Cortez spy clan. To this final shoot, Rodriguez invites back all
of the characters from the first two films and makes room for more.
Most notably, the Toymaker (Sylvester Stallone), inventor of a hot new
virtual reality gaming experience that seeks to control the minds of
youth and thereby the future of the planet. In a departure from his
better known roles, Stallone, as Toymaker and his trio of virtual
co-conspirators, is a hoot.
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That
filmmaker Rodriguez caps his trilogy in the world of video games is a
sure fire way to appeal to children. The premise of a video game
ensnaring young minds seems like an all too real possibility given the
present day obsession with things Sega, Nintendo and X-Box. Rodriguez
significantly bolsters his video game plot by adding 3-D effects to
the film. With 3-D, the film achieves a level of interactivity that
maintains interest in Game Over's simple story line.
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Beyond plot, the Spy
Kids trilogy (along with that of the mariachi films), is as much about
creating outlets for Latino talent as it is about a director who paid
dues in Hollywood being given opportunities to let his creative juices
flow in a way that engages audiences. In addition, to the marquee
names that Rodriguez has brought to his projects, the Spy Kids films
have served as a wonderful launching pad for its child stars. And if
this is the last time that Alexa Vega is seen as Carmen Cortez, this
definitely won't be the last time she's heard from. Vega has a
wonderful singing voice and stage presence both of which are
highlighted in the title tracks to Spy Kids 2 and 3. Moreover, she has
a pop culture sensibility that is highly marketable.
M
February 2004
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