Wendy Ide 

Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang review – high-stakes fun for real kids

Mischievous twins on a summer-school mystery in this Spanish-language children’s adventure
  
  

Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang.
‘Rattling pace’: Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang. Photograph: Jose Haro

This boisterous Spanish romp is a reminder of just how few children’s movies feature actual kids having adventures, rather than animated creatures pinging around virtual worlds. Zip and Zap, a pair of troublesome twins, are sent to a strict summer school as a punishment. They form the Marble Gang – a covert organisation dedicated to night-time pranks and resistance against the school’s strict “no-fun” policy. But the building has a secret, and they find themselves in a high-stakes race against the school principal and his sidekick. Inventive Spy Kids-style design and a rattling pace make this a great option for preteens confident enough to tackle subtitles.

 

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