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Agent Cody Banks 2 - Destination London
2004
Frankie Muniz reprises his role as teenage CIA agent Cody Banks in this sequel directed by Kevin Allen (The Big Tease, Twin Town). Cody's parents believe that he is having a blissful summer as a helper at sleep-away camp. Little do they know that Kamp Woody is really a secret CIA training camp for kids, and that their sixteen-.. Read more
| Starring | Frankie Muniz, Hannah Spearritt, Keith Allen, Anna Chancellor |
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| Director | Kevin Allen |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family |
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Agent Cody Banks 2 - Destination London
Frankie Muniz reprises his role as teenage CIA agent Cody Banks in this sequel directed by Kevin Allen (The Big Tease, Twin Town). Cody's parents believe that he is having a blissful summer as a helper at sleep-away camp. Little do they know that Kamp Woody is really a secret CIA training camp for kids, and that their sixteen-year old son has been sent to London to track down the camp's director, Diaz (Keith Allen), a demoted agent with a diabolical plot. Diaz is planning to join forces with British aristocrat Lord Duncan Kenworth (James Faulkner) and take control of the world using stolen mind control software implanted in the teeth of world leaders. Dispatched to London to foil Diaz's plan, Banks is provided with an array of cool gadgets, such as explosive Mentos (a mint sweet) and a retainer that doubles as a tracking device, as well as a fully loaded black London cab that James Bond would love. Meanwhile, lovely Emily (S-Club's Hannah Spearitt) from Scotland Yard's teen training division is on the case as well. Anthony Anderson plays Derek, an agent who is assigned to assist Banks during his London adventure.
| Starring | Frankie Muniz, Hannah Spearritt, Keith Allen, Anna Chancellor |
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| Director | Kevin Allen |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 06 Sep 2004 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Family features don't come any more clichéd than this limp junior spy caper sequel. Relocating the action to London, director Kevin Allen delivers a picture-postcard vision of Britain that's so hackneyed it will set adults' teeth on edge. Malcolm in the Middle's Frankie Muniz returns as the teen CIA operative, this time posing as a gifted pupil at an exclusive music school to track down a mind-control gadget stolen by rogue agent Keith Allen (Kevin's brother). With few dramatic visual diversions and a weak script littered with low-level humour, the film feels like a cheap and rushed cash-in, with little evidence of the original's charm and smartness. From Paul Kaye's eccentric inventor to Mark Williams's overly officious police inspector, there's not a stereotype left unused, while the unrealistic United Nations-style caricatures of Muniz's fellow music students border on the offensive. Still, pre-teens may enjoy a few giggles, and the chirpy presence of ex-S Club star Hannah Spearritt as Cody's Scotland Yard counterpart should also attract youngsters' interest.
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The formula remains the same the second time round. A highbrow music academy in London is the suspected cover for... read more on Time Out
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Not a patch on the original
Whilst the first outing was slick, not over bearing on the cliches and had top name actors in, the second outing is less then great.
Whoever decided upon Hannah Spearritt of S Club 'fame' in a lead role needs to be poked with a stick for the rest of his/her life. Despite her looks she was less then convincing as the lead female and with Codys minder being Antony Anderson as the bumbling side kick (sound familliar to the rest of his roles?) the support cast is indeed lacking.
Probably more suited to the much younger viewer (12-15) then me, thought I did love the first film. -
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Not a patch on the original
Whilst the first outing was slick, not over bearing on the cliches and had top name actors in, the second outing is less then great.
Whoever decided upon Hannah Spearritt of S Club 'fame' in a lead role needs to be poked with a stick for the rest of his/her life. Despite her looks she was less then convincing as the lead female and with Codys minder being Antony Anderson as the bumbling side kick (sound familliar to the rest of his roles?) the support cast is indeed lacking.
Probably more suited to the much younger viewer (12-15) then me, thought I did love the first film. -
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