Agent Cody Banks Critic Reviews

A clever and lively action-adventure with a warm sense of humor and smart dialogue that allows for an affectionate and fleet-footed satire of the classic elements of the Bond franchise. Read the full review

As a spy pic, it has more pizzazz than the last few Bond adventures, "The Sum of All Fears" or "The Recruit." Read the full review

A high-speed, high-tech kiddie thriller that's kinda cute but sorta relentless. Read the full review

As thrilling as the adventure sequences might be for kids, the better scenes take place on the high school campus.Read the full review

The real mission is product placement, of course: The movie seems to be set against the silvery backdrop of the Sharper Image catalog.Read the full review

The premise of Agent Cody Banks is more than a little bizarre.Read the full review

This Frankenfilm comes lumbering out of the laboratory of the Danish director Harald Zwart, any trace of personality surgically removed and replaced by a fully road-tested cliché.Read the full review

An entertaining film for kids and young teens. It's also a product of the era in which we're living, and weird times make for weird movies. Read the full review

It's going to be a hit with libidinous boys, and their parents could do worse (see first review) than to watch the lavish, James Bondish gadgetry and cheerful anarchy of an action-adventure that's been made with all the finesse it needs, though not a jot more. Read the full review