Spymate (2003)

17% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
45% of users liked it
(1,031 ratings)

In the wacky Canadian family comedy Spymate, a superspy named Mike Muggins (Chris Potter boasts a most unusual sidekick: a gun-toting chimp in a three-piece suit named Minkey, who operates as one of the country's best undercover agents. Mike and Minkey must team-up to foil the baddies when a… More In the wacky Canadian family comedy Spymate, a superspy named Mike Muggins (Chris Potter boasts a most unusual sidekick: a gun-toting chimp in a three-piece suit named Minkey, who operates as one of the country's best undercover agents. Mike and Minkey must team-up to foil the baddies when a sinister villain, Dr. Farley (Richard Kind) kidnaps Mike's twelve-year-old daughter Amelia (Emma Roberts), a scientific wunderkind. When Farley plans to use an expanded version of Amelia's invention -- a groundbreaking chemical drill -- to take over the world, only Mike and his furry companion can thwart Farley's fiendish plot. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By: Robert Vince
Genres: Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 14, 2006 Wide
On DVD: Apr 11, 2006
Studio: Keystone

Critic Reviews

Susan Walker, Toronto Star
It's a half-baked movie that looks strangely dated (it was actually made in 2003), underfinanced and simplistic next to films with the same theme, like the Spy Kids series.
Maria Llull, Common Sense Media
So-so spy movie for kids featuring Emma Roberts.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a tedious and thoroughly puerile ordeal.
Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
Your tolerance for Spymate is going to be directly related to your tolerance for animal tricks.
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
It's like having feces thrown at you - in movie form!
Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies
Another chimp film from the director of MVP: Most Valuable Primate, and an enterprise so inept that it harkens back to the bad-old-days of dentist-film-producers looking for tax writeoffs.