Agent Cody Banks
Dir. Harald Zwart
Cute is the perfect word to describe this movie. It�s so cute. Frankie Muniz is cute as Cody Banks, a kid who is recruited by the CIA to be in a new junior agents program. Hilary Duff (as Natalie Connors) is cute as the object of Cody�s mission. He has to get close to her, so the CIA can get close to her father (Martin Donovan,) a scientist who�s in over his head with the bad guys. Angie Harmon isn�t cute, but she�s fun as Ronica Miles. She plays Cody�s CIA handler, and she is perpetually on the verge of popping out of whatever outfit she�s in.

   Agent Cody Banks isn�t a ground-breaking kid�s movie. It doesn�t go outside of any boxes, but who cares? It�s a light comedy, it�s fun, and it�s a couple of hours of escape from your grown-up world. Cody has the kind of childhood I wanted. He gets to be a secret agent and not even his parents know. It doesn�t get him out of doing chores or being grounded, but he gets some cool gadgets and goes on an adventure. There is one horribly embarrassing scene when he�s trying to talk to a girl, but other than that one part, it�s pure fun. How many movies can you say that about? Most movies are about stressful conflict. This one is about no-stress conflict. It�s refreshing.

You should go see it. It�s cute.

I rate it: Rental

Frankie Muniz as Cody Banks
Hilary Duff as Natalie Connors
Angie Harmon as Ronica Miles
Keith David as CIA Director
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