Good concept, poorly executed.

Fresh and Exciting

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

A film about a junior secret agent on a mission to save the world and get the girl. From car, snowmobile and skateboard chases to battling nanobots and infiltrating the villain's heavily-guarded secret hide out.This film starred: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff & Angie Harmon.Agent Cody Banks, isn't that good of a movie, I liked this film when I was younger but now when I watch it, it is just boring. I don't really recommend it but I would to your kids because they will enjoy it. But I am afraid this spy adventure doesn't live up to what the press claimed it would like it has with so many films.**/***** Poor.

I didn't like this for a number of reasons. Firstly, Hilary Duff is just annoying, and even the likable Frankie Munitz becomes annoying after an hour. It's silly, not really funny, not clever, and not even that original any more so there is actually no longer any reason to watch this, other that maybe as some light-entertainment for your kids. Adults might be impressed first-time round but if you watch it twice you start to see how annoying it is. I can stand the fact that it is unbelievable, but it really is just very annoying. I didn't laugh much either. Actually I think I'd rather watch Spy Kids 2 again, and that's saying something.

(Karthik Narayan) A kid becoming a Junior CIA Agent? That is surely something cute and worth watching – a teenager going beyond everyday problems of homework and cleaning their lockers and rooms and taking on higher problems like assassins, gangsters. Picture that at one end, and consider this for the other side of the story: CIA agents doing the kid's homework and house cleaning! The tagline for the movie says it all: save the world, get the girl, pass math… The whole theme is hilarious, Frankie Muniz (best known for his "Malcolm in the Middle" TV series) as Cody Banks is funny and down to earth. He is your average teenager, definitely not your super hero type and has this very normal issue of talking to girls (any teenaged boy's nightmare). Hillary Duff looks pretty as Cody's love interest and is cast purely for that, I guess, since she doesn't do much apart from looking cute.When a super villain plans to use a scientific invention to destroy the world, it is left to Agent Cody Banks to try and stop him. En route, he has to face his biggest challenge – overcome his shyness and ask a girl out. And it's not just any other girl – it's the daughter of the scientist who is on the good side but has been held captive.It's a special day in the office for Cody Banks and Co – with a beautiful partner, cool gizmos to work with and best of all, to get a pretty girl as a girlfriend! Any teenager's heaven, I am sure.The best part of the film is that it is a fresh concept, is funny, even though the baddies try to be extra bad. (Yeah, it's a tough world for baddies in kids' movies) plus its by a director (Harald Zwart) who, with all due respect to him, was a nobody in Hollywood before this film. Now he is "BANK"-ing on this movie franchise and is directing the next Pink Panther movie.The not so good part is that storyline is as predictable as it gets. Plus, some of the stunts are too much for a teenager to perform, and some parts are not explained at all. Overall, it felt like a Hollywood movie dished out in Bollywood style in some parts.A good kid's movie provided you watch it without thinking ahead of the plot.Rating: 6/10

think of this as a junior James Bond/Mission Impossible.it's silly,but fun and action packed.it's also not at all plausible and it kinda loses steam when it gets serious and the ending is a bit maudlin.other than that though,it's a pretty good movie.there's nothing really offensive about it,bit there is a bit of sexuality implied.in my mind,Keith David is standout in his role as the director.it's not that big a role,but he sure has fun with it.Arnold Vosloo is also great as one of the evil henchman.if you can shut off you brain for 1 hour and 42 minutes,you might enjoy this movie,for what it is-mostly fluff,with some action and comedy.i give Agent Cody Banks an 8/10