Avoid this movie like the plague for the title is misleading - you do not possess all the time in the world to waste on tripe like this
Spy Kids: All The Time In The World in 4D (Aromascope)
U; Adventure
Dir: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Jessica Alba, Jeremy Piven, Joel McHale, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Ricky Gervais
Rating: *
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Here's a fun drinking game to play when Spy Kids: All The Time in The World comes out on DVD - take a sip each time a character in the film makes a cringe worthy time-related pun (sample: "He's really starting to <insert meaningful pause> tick me off now." Get it?). Be sure, however, to only take sips and not large gulps or else you might just find yourself in the hospital undergoing treatment for alcohol poisoning.
It's been a decade since the original Spy Kids, directed by Rodriguez, came out and one can safely say that the apple has fallen quite far from the tree in this outing. In a span of ten years, this franchise has gone from being fresh and genre reinventing to tired and gimmicky. Speaking of gimmicky, this edition is presented in 4D Aromascope, wherein each viewer is provided with a card that one is supposed to scratch at various points during the movie and, as and when indicated on-screen with a flashing number, sniff the corresponding number on the card.
It was a bust, of course, as every single slot we scratched during the press screening smelled of strawberry bubble-gum (there was a mild element of surprise in slot no. 6 which boasted the radically different aroma of ufffdguava flavoured bubble-gum). Then again, considering the amount of fart and poop jokes in this movie, I suppose it's a good thing the scratch-card stunt bombed. Really, isn't 3D enough of a distraction for today's attention deficit viewers?
It doesn't help that Rodriguez's screenplay is astonishingly bad, right from the bad dialogue (as mentioned above) to the predictable and nonsensical plot about the evil Timekeeper and his henchman Tick Tock (Jeremy Piven), who are speeding up time because humans over the world aren't spending their precious free time with their loved ones. While there are moments when Rodriguez's trademark visual flourishes make some sort of an impact, the overall silliness is unbearable and is likely to be rejected not only by adults, but also by every child above the age of 8.
The rest of the time we're watching spy mommy Marissa (Alba) trying to balance her work and personal life as step-mom to rebellious prankster Rebecca (Blanchard) and nerdy Cecil (Cook), while husband Wilbur (McHale) remains blissfully unaware of her real job. Vega and Sabara, stars of the original Spy Kids movies, return as grown-ups to, y'know, save the world (and display some pretty bad acting while they're at it). British comedic genius Ricky Gervais as talking dog Argonaut provides some relief by generating the only laughs in this film. And shame on you, Rodriguez, for taking talented actors like Piven and McHale (known for their stellar work on TV shows Entourage and Community respectively) and wasting them in a film like this.
Avoid this movie like the plague for the title is misleadingu00a0-- you do not possess all the time in the world to waste on tripe like this.
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