Agent Cody Banks 2 - Destination London (2004)

13% of critics liked it
(92 reviews)
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Fifteen-year-old CIA operative Cody Banks (played by Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz) is back in action in this comedy adventure, which sends the youthful secret agent to Old Blighty. Banks returns to Kamp Woody, the CIA training center disguised as a summer camp, where he's given a new… More Fifteen-year-old CIA operative Cody Banks (played by Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz) is back in action in this comedy adventure, which sends the youthful secret agent to Old Blighty. Banks returns to Kamp Woody, the CIA training center disguised as a summer camp, where he's given a new partner, the bumbling but sharp-witted Derek (Anthony Anderson), and a new assignment, to track down a sinister double-agent who has made off with an experimental mind-control machine. The villain has made his way to Great Britain, so Banks is enrolled in an upscale private school in England, where he's forced to join the school band despite his lack of musical talent and finds himself working alongside Emily (Hannah Spearritt), a fellow teenage espionage agent. Keith David, Daniel Roebuck, and Cynthia Stevenson all return from the first film, while British filmmaker Kevin Allen takes over as director. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By: Kevin Allen
Written By: Don Rhymer
Genres: Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Mar 12, 2004 Wide
On DVD: Jul 13, 2004
Studio: MGM

Critic Reviews

Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice
Really pretty hateful, shooting for the bulk of its laughs at the expense of those wacky foreign kids and the endlessly humiliated Anthony Anderson.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
... tedious, forgettable and wholly unnecessary.
Dan Via, Washington Post
Kids should be reasonably diverted for a couple of hours, but odds are they'll have forgotten the whole thing by the next morning.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Here's just about everything a 6-year-old spy would hope to find in a kiddie-espionage flick, with just a twinge of romance, but nothing serious to interrupt Cody's undoubtedly continuing career.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
The same young teens who cozied up to the first picture will probably enjoy the sequel, but it won't win many new fans.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Even by kiddie-flick standards, this one, directed by Kevin Allen, is astonishingly lame.
Nell Minow, Common Sense Media
Moderately cute action comedy for young tweens.
Anthony Del Valle, Las Vegas Mercury
You may be surprised at how not torturous [the film is].
James Plath, Reel.com
The sequel's a caricatured and clichéd yawner. And the tone is all wrong.
David Noh, Film Journal International
Muniz manages to retain his wide-eyed, harried charm, but the film is really a shameful disservice to both him and the family audience which will no doubt turn out in droves to see it.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
Cody's got to do what he can to save the day. I wish the screenwriter had done more to save the picture.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
The only good I sense coming from this Cody Banks film is that it's so bad, we probably won't be seeing any more of them. Call me an optimistic; I live in hope.
Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope
A contender for worst film of the year.
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
The 'visual cast commentary' sees three members of the cast appearing at intervals during the movie, with the feature freezing for them to talk about the movie.
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
There's less charm here than in the original, less self deprecating humour, and more attempts at over-the-top humour that just don't work.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Anyone looking for a "woodwind buddy"? Look no further than Agent Cody Banks, who can't play the clarinet but is only to happy to learn.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Alexander D

OK+
Matt G

Oh Frankie, how you can't act.
Bethany M

It was actually as good as the first film! Really good!
Coxxie M

i would join a country club, coverse with the smug people who work there, watch 1 whole golf game without drinking all before i would watch something like Cody Banks. thank you.
Michael E

I havent seen the first film but its enjoyable and fun
Dead A

I think this was exactly the same like the first part only with different story and villains. I liked Emily's (Hannah Spearritt) accent. I didn't find this that much entertaining. It wasn't even boring but somehow I felt something was lacking in it. I don't really… More
I think this was exactly the same like the first part only with different story and villains. I liked Emily's (Hannah Spearritt) accent. I didn't find this that much entertaining. It wasn't even boring but somehow I felt something was lacking in it. I don't really recommend this to watch as some might take it as a waste of time. And I kinda wished that Hillary Duff was here too and the story line matches with the first one. Then it would have been a better movie instead of "so-so".
KJ P

I like watching it, but there is no way, even by a long shot, that it is as good as the first!
Film C

good childrens filml with some adult humour worht a watch
Dean M

This sequel is awesome hilarious comedy-adventure even to the first film. Frankie Muniz is more impressive in his 007-like character, his partner Anthony Anderson is funny and Hannah Spearritt is hottest as a British spy.
Red L

Strange to see one of the S Club'ers in an acting role. The movie itself is so-so.
Jason S

Not as good as the first one.
Dillon L

Arguably worse than the first one.
Bryce I

A cute sequel, that is not as dark as it's predecessor, but still lacks everything the previous film lacked as well, and gives viewers more dull of an adventure.
Juan C

it's more funny then action packed, but i'm not complaining. B
Sarah B

Manages to lose everything that was, average, about the original. Don't like the way they represent England and the English either.