The Spy Next Door (PG)
- Starring: Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Magnus Scheving, Katherine Boecher, Lucas Till
- Director: Brian Levant
- Duration: 92 mins
- Year: 2010
Bob Ho is an undercover CIA super spy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbour and girlfriend, Gillian. But, Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to baby sit the children so he can earn their approval. But, when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula from his computer, Bob's archenemy, a Russian terrorist, moves in for the attack, forcing Bob to juggle the roles of spy and prospective stepfather in the most challenging mission of his career!
Reviews
Alison Rowat's Review
The name is Chan, Jackie Chan, and his task is to give this weak family comedy a bit of the old ker-pow. Mission: failed.
Chan plays Bob Ho, who wants to marry the single mother next door once he’s finished being a Chinese secret agent on loan to the CIA. If you find that state of international affairs hard to believe, wait till you see Billy Ray Cyrus, playing Chan’s Hicksville colleague, trying his hand at acting. Oh, my achy-breaky senses.
Director Brian Levant piles on the slapstick for the young audience, and Chan exercises his usual charm, but the story is as clunky as the stunt routines.