Storyline
Athletic 12-year-old Maddy (Kristen Stewart) shares an enthusiasm for mountain climbing with her father, Tom (Sam Robards). Unfortunately, Tom suffers a spinal injury while scaling Mount Everest, and his family is unable to afford the surgery that can save him. Maddy decides to get the money for her father's operation by robbing a high-security bank. She relies on her climbing skills and help from her geeky friends (Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu) to pull it off successfully.
Directors
Cast
Kristen Stewart, John Carroll Lynch, Jennifer Beals, Dawn Lewis, Lennie Loftin, Robert Harvey, Kristen Kerr, Sam Robards, Max Thieriot, Meagen Fay, Kevin G. Schmidt, Corbin Bleu, James Le Gros, Michael Des Barres, Stark Sands, Francois Giroday, Christine Estabrook, Audrey Wasilewski, Lucy Butler, Elizabeth Decker, Grant Hayden Scott, Shane Avery Scott, Marcus Hester, Todd M. Hofacker, Claudia DiFolco, Patrick Stinson, Jerry Penacoli, Maria Quiban, Kane Ritchotte, Franklin Dennis Jones, Linus Merwin, Gianina Sbardellati, Chelsea Bond, Daniel Dotterer
Trailer
Reviews
75
Cast and crew have a blast making a family movie that spoofs its James Bond-like premise, is jam-packed with action, sweaty-palm suspense and adventurous, high-tech fun effects, and yet never loses its at-the-core heart and sympathies.
63
New York Daily News
A passable, but entirely uninspired "Spy Kids" wanna-be.
50
There's a little humor, a little suspense, and not a hint of reality. You'll tune out quickly, unless you're 11.
50
Mr. Freundlich's naturalistic sensibility gets in the way of the film's broad fantasy elements, turning what might have been a stylized romp like Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids" into something a little too real for comfort.
38
Chicago Tribune
It's a juicy premise, but the enactment is so dumbed-down -- by turns preposterous and predictable -- that you couldn't possibly fault your jaded children for yawning and rolling their eyes.
