I gave this 2 stars becourse im not too keen on the main actor who played malcolm,I thought that series was rubbish.The only reason I enjoyed this was because hilary duff was in it.
I strongly dislike Frankie Muniz. His "cool geek" thing is so not authentic. He's full of himself. (now watch, he turns out to be the nicest, humblest guy around)
Too many James Bond parodies to count includes this one, and it just isn't good enough. One of those films that will pass as a good film at a local radio station
Imagine James Bond as a suburban American 15-year-old, and you have "Agent Cody Banks," a high-speed, high-tech kiddie thriller that's kinda cute but sorta relentless. Frankie Muniz stars as Cody, whose martial arts skills, skateboarding, ceiling-walking and extreme snowboarding are all the more remarkable when you consider that he goes into action before the CIA has time to give him much more than what, in the Bond pictures, is the Q routine with the neat gizmos.
Frankie lives with his parents (Cynthia Stevenson and Daniel Roebuck), who mean well but are so inattentive they don't notice their son has become a spy with international missions.
His CIA handler (Angie Harmon, low-cut and sexy) wants him to befriend a classmate named Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff, from "Lizzie McGuire"). Frankie is, alas, so tongue-tied around girls that his grade-school brother can boast, "Cody's almost 16 and I've had twice as many dates as he has." Cody fights back ("Sitting in a treehouse doesn't count"), but the kid is serene ("It does when you're playing doctor").
Natalie attends the ultra-exclusive William Donovan Prep School, no doubt named for the famous World War II spy "Wild Bill" Donovan, and Frankie transfers there, uses his karate skills to silence hecklers and ends up on a mission to liberate Natalie's father, Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan), from the clutches of the evil masterminds Brinkman and Molay (Ian McShane and Arnold Vosloo), who want to (we know this part by heart) Attain World Domination by using the doctor's inventions--microscopic Nanobots that can eat through anything.
The movie imitates its Bond origins with a lot of neat toys. Cody is given a BMW skateboard that has unsuspected versatility, and a jet-powered snowboard, and a sports car, and X-ray glasses (Hello, Angie Harmon!) and a watch that will send electricity through your enemies, although I think (I'm not sure about this) you should not be wearing it yourself at the time.
The set design includes the scientist's laboratory in underground World Domination Headquarters--which includes, as students of Ebert's Bigger Little Movie Glossary will not be surprised to learn, commodious and well-lighted overhead air ducts so that Cody can position himself in comfort directly above all important conversations. There are also CIA regional headquarters, with a conference table that looks designed by Captain Nemo in a nightmare. We learn that the CIA runs summer camps to train kids to become junior spies, although why Harmon, who seems to be playing Young Mrs. Robinson, is their handler is hard to explain--maybe she's there for the dads, in the movie and in the audience.
The movie will be compared with the two "Spy Kids" pictures, and looks more expensive and high-tech but isn't as much fun. It has a lot of skill and energy, but its wit is more predictable and less delightful. It's a well-made movie, to be sure, and will probably entertain its target audience, but its target audience is probably not reading this review, and you (for whatever reason) are. The difference is, I could look you in the eye and recommend you go see the "Spy Kids" movies, but this one, if you're not a kid, I don't think so.
As part of a secret teen CIA program, "Agent Cody Banks" fights evil scientists of ERIS developing a fleet of deadly nanobots while posing as a prep school student. From runaway cars to high-speed snowboard chases, Cody has lots of action. And these featured gadgets are definitely more than being real - the high-tech sunglasses that can see hidden articles through people are so hilarious. Stars such as Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff give us very good acting performances here. I give four stars for "Agent Cody Banks".
15 year old Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) applies for a junior position for the CIA under the assumption camp is a teenage agent is on the mission to find information about a scientist named Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan) ends up working for ERIS led by an evil mastermind named Dr. Brinkman (Ian McShane) & his henchmen Francois Molay (Arnold Vosloo). Cody is going to Natalie Connors' (Hilary Duff) school to decides to invite Cody to her 16th birthday party undercover to her father's lab. Cody & Natalie have their first kiss.
Woo look at me im a kid secret agent whos just trying to deal with everyday life and win the heart of this girl who hates me for tearing what credibility i had to complete pieces by starring in this farfetched irritating scrap of cinema
this one wasnt too good like i expected....but can be watched for hillary duff.... and some spying scene were good...nothing much i liked abt this....but i want to see the sequel cuz hope to see it better than this with lot more stunts and things
Agent Cody Banks is a fun filled adventure for James Bond fans that are to young to appreciate the worlds top super spy..so this movie is just for them it stars tv's Malcolm In the Middle star Frankie Muniz as a ordinary kid who gets to live out a life long dream that of being a top secret agent just like James Bond with all the cool gadgets that come with this to help him save the girl and the world all at the same time..I really enjoyed this one thought it was alot of fun, and it co-stars Hillary Duff what a bonus..
wow this is just a good comedy movie...this is a good family comedy movie..this isan edge of your seat thrill ride movie because the director keeps you guessing whats going 2 happen next in this movie...i think that this is a higely entertaining family comedy movie...
Was it a waste of time? No, I don't think so, it was a good film, I liked Hilary Duff in this, she played the part well, and I enjoyed the film from start to finish!
This movie was sorta fun. I remeber liking it. I like cheeesey thrillers!! Their fun, but the only thing is that the kid is like 14 and he's driving a car! WHAT THE HECK???
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