Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)
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A new generation of spies must enter a virtual reality game to stop a global catastrophe.
The story
Tony and Patty are trying to stop the launch of Armageddon, a dangerous code hosted on their parents' computers. Their parents, Terrence and Nora, are spies and OSS agents who were assigned a mission involving a video game character named Heck Knight. When Heck Knight steals a smartwatch, it leads to the discovery that the creator of a game called Hyskore is trying to steal the Armageddon code. After the code is stolen and installed on smart devices across half of the Earth, Terrence and Nora provide their kids with a vehicle to reach a safe house where they undergo spy training.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Tony and Patty are trying to stop the launch of Armageddon, a dangerous code hosted on their parents' computers. Their parents, Terrence and Nora, are spies and OSS agents who were assigned a mission involving a video game character named Heck Knight. Heck Knight steals Terrence's smartwatch and escapes. It is revealed that Heck Knight works for Rey Kingston (The King), who is trying to steal the Armageddon code. During the night, Nora decides to delete the Armageddon code, but Rey steals it when Tony and Patty launch Hyskore. The next morning, Hyskore is installed on smart devices across half of the Earth, and Terrence's family is attacked. Terrence and Nora provide their kids with a vehicle to reach a safe house where Tony and Patty undergo spy training while their parents are captured by Rey. Rey defeats Terrence and Nora in a sword duel and realizes the Armageddon code is divided into two halves, with the other half in Tony and Patty's possession. OSS agents find the kids at the safe house. At OSS headquarters, Tony and Patty help unlock systems and track Terrence and Nora. Rey's men attack and steal the code. Tony and Patty arrive at Rey's lair. Terrence reveals he took Vargos's blueprint for a weapon, which Tony solves to create the Armageddon code. Tony and Patty rescue their parents. Rey tricks Tony into combining the two halves of the code, revealing Rey is Vargos's son. Rey launches the code via a VR pod. Tony, Patty, Terrence, and Nora enter the game via VR pods. Tony defeats Rey, halting the code. Patty convinces Devlin not to arrest Rey. Devlin destroys the code and recruits Tony and Patty as OSS agents. Six months later, Rey helps people and the family prepares for their next mission.
- Original title
- Armageddon
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Robert Rodriguez
- Writers
- Robert Rodriguez · writer; Racer Max · writer
- Cast and characters
- Gina Rodriguez · Nora Torrez; Zachary Levi · Terrence Tango; Connor Esterson · Antonio "Tony" Tango-Torrez; Everly Carganilla · Patricia "Patty" Tango-Torrez; D. J. Cotrona · Devlin; Billy Magnussen · Rey Kingston
- Genres
- adventure; comedy; action; science fiction
- Themes
- Family; Teamwork; Optimism
- Tone and mood
- Optimistic; Action-packed
- Setting
- Present day, across various locations including a safe house and a virtual reality game.
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy Fiction; Video Games; Virtual Reality; Family Adventure
- Franchise connections
- Spy Kids
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 55 · scale: 100 · review count: 10
- Production trivia
- The title was the original name for the previous film installment, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011).; Robert Rodriguez co-wrote the film with his son, Racer Max.; The film is the second Spy Kids project produced for Netflix.
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