The film has a few interesting moments but Wilson’s laid back style coupled with a weak performance by Michael Pena as the major nemesis leaves this tale in a state of blah.

| Original Score: C | Aug 9, 2023

Some will hate it while others will enjoy it for what it is. That is key here – enjoy it for what it is. It was never aiming to be a blockbuster.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 28, 2022

The film could use a little more Wilson and a lot less Pena.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Dec 19, 2022

The best compliment I can give Secret Headquarters is that, despite the PG rating, the filmmakers never feel like they’re talking down to their audience.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 30, 2022

Despite its vintage Spielbergian vibes, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman’s family-friendly escapade doesn’t bother with essential storytelling devices like world-building, emotional climaxes, or even basic character development.

| Original Score: D+ | Aug 24, 2022

Basically a less creative and less idiosyncratic Spy Kids produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (that might tell you something).

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 23, 2022

It struggles to find a consistent tone and lacks a compelling villain, winding up as generic as its title.

| Aug 19, 2022

Supercharged with zany energy and enough genuine goodwill, Headquarters should make an excellent diversion for families.

| Aug 19, 2022

There's probably enough going on in "Secret Headquarters" for some young audiences to have a good time, but parents, please: Have your kids' best interests at heart and steer them elsewhere.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Aug 17, 2022

Owen Wilson has made some bad movies but this one is one of his weakest. This is not a very good movie at all but looks much better than it deserves to.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Aug 16, 2022

Boilerplate plot fodder – adolescent crushes, mild family discord, the fate of the world and other misc. banalities – all the easier for the movie to glide on by and not leave much of an impression...

| Aug 15, 2022

It’s lighthearted, formulaic, and cute — your kids will like it and you can look up from the book you’re reading during the dialogue scenes.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 15, 2022

Secret Headquarters is harmless, colourful fun, Home Alone soaked in CGI.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 15, 2022

Unassuming and good-natured, a perfectly fine family entertainment

| Aug 13, 2022

Runs too long and retains little charm.

| Original Score: C | Aug 12, 2022

The problem with this film is that it can't decide if it's for children the age of these characters [13-14] or younger [7-9], and those are different kinds of kids. You can't have both.

| Aug 12, 2022

It feels like a collection of cute ideas that they tried to mash into a kids' film, but it never comes together.

| Aug 12, 2022

The film seems too content to color completely within the lines. The resulting picture might be enough of a diversion for younger kids, but even they won't be missing much if what's in the movie stays secret.

| Aug 12, 2022

Secret Headquarters is as bland and forgettable as its title would suggest.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Aug 12, 2022

This is ... the stuff of fantasy and wish-fulfillment. It's difficult to view it as "fun" in any sense of the word.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 12, 2022