Agent Cody Banks

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Like all of Frankie Muniz's films (except the dreadfully sad "My Dog Skip") the latest one is hilariously funny. It tells the story of secret agent schoolboy Cody Banks (played by the Malcolm in the Middle star) and his fight against a gang of terrorists using Nanobots (tiny creatures which eat anything) to destroy the US armies. Cody has to get to know the daughter of the scientist making the Nanobots (Hilary Duff) so he is invited to her birthday party to spy on them.

The film features many funny jokes and events which merge nicely with the action-packed adventure. The stunts, such as the martial arts and spying missions are excellent, but my favorite was the skateboarding one. Cody is chasing a runaway car with a baby inside down a San Francisco hill and he does tons of tricks. He ends up in a huge pipe, rides round it a few times, comes flying out and grinds a ramp back on to the road, before skitching the car (clinging on) and climbing in to stop it. That was one of the best parts.

Overall, I give this film 9/10. It's got a lot of great features, but it could have been more original. He's not the first child secret agent. Anyway, I highly recommend this film to everyone. It is a 12A. Well call me an egg and I'm done.