The Spy Next Door
Family comedy about a mild-mannered man (Jackie Chan) who winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the neighbour's kids he's babysitting inadvertently downloads a secret code.
- Director:
- Brian Levant ('Are We There Yet?', 'Snow Dogs', 'The Flintstones', 'Beethoven')
- Writer:
- Jonathan BernsteinJames GreerGregory Poirier
- Cast:
- Jackie ChanBilly Ray CyrusGeorge LopezAmber VallettaLucas Till
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressChan struggles gamely to charm, but the picture's cartoonish jokes and misfired gags are likely to elicit more eye rolls than laughs.
The New York Times
pressThe outtakes are not all that great but still better than anything else in the movie.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMost of The Spy Next Door is pretty tired stuff from "Pacifier"-style slapstick to comic relief delivered by, of all people, erstwhile country star Billy Ray Cyrus.
New York Post
pressThe makers of The Spy Next Door should give 50 percent of their profits to James Cameron for ripping off "True Lies." Let's see, what's 50 percent of nothing?
Chicago Sun-Times
pressEverybody knew to wait for the outtakes during the closing credits, because you'd see him miss a fire escape or land wrong in the truck going under the bridge. Now the outtakes involve his use of the English language.
Variety
pressChan struggles gamely to charm, but the picture's cartoonish jokes and misfired gags are likely to elicit more eye rolls than laughs.
The New York Times
pressThe outtakes are not all that great but still better than anything else in the movie.
Hollywood Reporter
pressMost of The Spy Next Door is pretty tired stuff from "Pacifier"-style slapstick to comic relief delivered by, of all people, erstwhile country star Billy Ray Cyrus.
New York Post
pressThe makers of The Spy Next Door should give 50 percent of their profits to James Cameron for ripping off "True Lies." Let's see, what's 50 percent of nothing?
Chicago Sun-Times
pressEverybody knew to wait for the outtakes during the closing credits, because you'd see him miss a fire escape or land wrong in the truck going under the bridge. Now the outtakes involve his use of the English language.
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