Synopsis
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
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Cast
- Jackie ChanBob Ho
- Amber VallettaGillian
- Madeline CarrollFarren
- Alina FoleyNora
- Magnús SchevingAnton Poldark
- Billy Ray CyrusColton James
- George LopezGlaze
- Katherine BoecherCreel
- Will ShadleyIan
- Lucas TillLarry
Recommendations
- 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
The plot may be forgettable, but the execution is frantic and funny. The Spy Next Door is a movie that will bring smiles to kids - and their grandparents. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Most of The Spy Next Door is pretty tired stuff from "Pacifier"-style slapstick to comic relief delivered by, of all people, erstwhile country star Billy Ray Cyrus. - 40
Variety
Chan struggles gamely to charm, but the picture's cartoonish jokes and misfired gags are likely to elicit more eye rolls than laughs. - 40
Village Voice
Immediately forgettable family entertainment, suitable for release only in the dung-heap month of January. - 38
Chicago Sun-Times
Everybody knew to wait for the outtakes during the closing credits, because you'd see him miss a fire escape or land wrong in the truck going under the bridge. Now the outtakes involve his use of the English language. - 38
Chicago Tribune
This is “True Lies” without the striptease or the Arab-maiming. - 38
Boston Globe
The film’s so formulaic your 6-year-old will be ticking off the plot points as they lope by. - 30
Chicago Reader
In middle age Jackie Chan can't keep coasting on boyish charm, as evidenced by this dreadful family comedy that does him no favors with its opening title sequence.
