The Spy Next Door Summary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brian Levant
Genres: Comedy
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Reminiscent of Kindergarten_Cop, with a dash of Spy_Kids, The Spy Next Door blends together an entertaining mixture of family fun and martial-arts comedy styling to form a familiar story that once again reminds us that even hardened action heroes have a soft side. Jackie_Chan stars as Bob Ho, an international spy on loan to the CIA who gives up his job in hopes of leading a so-called normal life with his next-door-neighbor girlfriend and her rambunctious brood. There's nothing in Spy that the audience hasn't seen before from similarly themed incarnations (think The_Pacifier), but, fans will appreciate director Brian_Levant's homage to Jackie_Chan's past Hong Kong movie blockbusters -- most notably, Police_Story and The Legend of Drunken Master -- during the opening credit sequence, which is fitting considering many of the action sequences are derivative of those films.
The main story centers on Bob's relationship with artsy single mom Gillian (Amber_Valletta) and her three kids: precocious teenage stepdaughter Farren (Madeline_Carroll), nerdy middle child Ian (Will_Shadley), and adorably energetic Nora (Alina_Foley). After an emergency sends Gillian away to Denver, Bob steps up and offers to watch the kids while she's gone. Ill-equipped to handle a situation that's clearly over his head, Bob utilizes his spy skills and gadgets -- video watch, GPS tracking, x-ray glasses -- to gain control over the situation in hopes of winning over the kid's affection, but when an old enemy escapes from prison and threatens his potential family, Bob must return to his 007 world of international espionage to protect them.
Admittedly, there's a certain level of cheese in this film, especially when it comes to the Boris-and-Natasha-style villains, Poldark (Magn
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