Agent Cody Banks 2003

Critics score:
39 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Ty Burr, Boston Globe: [Muniz] keeps Cody Banks watchable on energy alone but his scenes with the pallid, uncharismatic Duff are as dull as watching two actual pubescents meet at the mall. Read more

John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: So slick and preprogrammed that even its preteen audience may dismiss it as formula. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Agent Cody Banks has a TV movie feel to it. The special effects are kind of hokey, the jokes pretty lame and the stunts looked like they're performed by stunt performers. Read more

Dave Kehr, New York Times: 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 cliche. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Agent Cody Banks may be targeted at teens, but even their grandparents might consider it fun. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: A mundane, kid-empowerment fantasy distinguished only by Frankie Muniz's agreeable blend of haplessness and heroics. Read more

Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: The movie seems to be set against the silvery backdrop of the Sharper Image catalog. Read more

Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail: Kids attending Agent Cody Banks won't need candy. The film itself is a 90-minute sugar rush. Read more

Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: Is it entertaining? You bet. Read more

Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: Bond-worthy gadgets to see [Cody] through his first assignment, but what he really needs is a third-act rewrite. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: This elaborate and good-natured entertainment is never as funny as it should be, but it's also never wanting for energy. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie will be compared with the two Spy Kids pictures, and looks more expensive and high-tech but isn't as much fun. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: An entertaining film for kids and young teens. Read more

Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star: Agent Cody Banks provides the kind of high-quality entertainment one would expect in an adult action adventure that is expected to rake in major bucks. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Zwart pulls out enough stops in action sequences involving jet-propelled skateboards, stunt drives and mountain rescues to keep the ball rolling nicely. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: [Muniz] has an endearing blend of self-deprecation, innocence and smarts that works well here. Read more

Robert Koehler, Variety: Read more

Scott Foundas, Variety: A lot more enjoyable (for kids and adults) than most of what passes as kids entertainment nowadays. Read more