Genres:
Spy Film
Children's/Family
Theatrical Release: 03/14/2003(USA)
Release Date: 01/01/2001
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time:
Flags: Violence, Suitable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: MGM
A teen learns that all the gadgets in the world can't help him overcome his awkwardness around the opposite sex in this big-budget
family entertainment. In
Agent Cody Banks,
Malcolm in the Middle star
Frankie Muniz plays a young man plucked from suburban obscurity to be trained as a CIA super-agent. His mission? Get friendly with his classmate
Natalie (played by another teen TV star,
Lizzie McGuire's
Hilary Duff) so that he can uncover her father's diabolical scheme to create indestructible robots. To compound his problems,
Cody also has to deal with the same stresses as any adolescent: nagging parents, insufferable classwork, and a fragile sense of self-esteem.
Agent Cody Banks was produced by
MGM, not coincidentally the studio responsible for another popular
spy franchise, the venerable
James Bond series. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide