Fresh
Zwart pulls out enough stops in action sequences involving jet-propelled skateboards, stunt drives and mountain rescues to keep the ball rolling nicely.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Agent Cody Banks
Save the world. Get the girl. Pass math.
2003 · 1h 42m · PG
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Harald Zwart
Overview
Recruited by the U.S. government to be a special agent, nerdy teenager Cody Banks must get closer to cute classmate Natalie in order to learn about an evil plan hatched by her father. But despite the agent persona, Cody struggles with teen angst.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
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.
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star
Rotten
Those who aren't part of the 10- to 13-year-old target audience will probably also find it witless and derivative.
Ted Fry, Seattle Times
Fresh
An entertaining film for kids and young teens.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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