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Rating of
3/4
Entertaining
TheWolf - wrote on 08/09/2007
Robert Rodriguez is best known for bloody movies like "Desperado" and "From Dusk Till Dawn." Now we see him going after a movie for kids he pulls it off incredibly. When I think about the other movies that he has made its perfect sense why this movie does so well. None of his other movies were "serious". While they were violent, they all had a very comical aspect to them if you think about it.
The film has a stunning array of special effects, ranging from walking thumbs to a particularly imaginative experience in the villain's headquarters. Even the introduction has zest and intrigue: we meet a seemingly normal family of four, consisting of Ingrid and Gregorio Cortez (Alexa Vega and Antonio Banderas), and their children, probably middle school aged, Juni and Carmen (Daryl Sabara and …
