Look, the numbers don't lie: a 1.7 on Letterboxd is brutal, and a 4.3 on IMDb means even generous audiences couldn't find much to like. Netflix tried to resurrect the Spy Kids franchise, but this 2023 entry feels like it was made by a computer virus itself—lifeless, derivative, and forgettable.
It's safe, sure. Your 7-year-old won't see anything inappropriate. There's a decent premise about kids becoming spies and fighting tech threats. But "safe and theoretically okay" doesn't mean "worth your time." The universal critical panning suggests this is the kind of movie that plays in the background while kids scroll on their tablets—which kind of defeats the purpose.
If your kid specifically requests it or loves spy stuff, fine, it won't hurt them. But there are dozens of better family movies on Netflix that are both safe AND actually engaging. This one's skippable unless you've literally exhausted every other option.




