Product Description

Frankie Muniz (Big Fat Liar, Malcolm in the Middle ) is up to his backpack in intrigue as secret agent Cody Banks in this awesome action-adventure co-starring Anthony Anderson (Kangaroo Jack) and Hannah Spearritt ('s Club 7 ). Stacked with new gadgets, slick special effects and wicked chase scenes, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London is a topnotch, top-secret sequel'that's licensed to thrill! Foreign affairs get kid-tested, when Agent Cody Banks heads to England to catch an evil scientist who's stolen a mind-control device for his plot to rule the world! Posing as a student at an elite boarding school, the CIA's most junior agent teams up with London's hottest spy (Spearritt) to stop this madman from turning world leaders into zombies!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11670 in DVD
• Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
• Released on: 2004-07-13
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds
• Running time: 100 minutes

Amazon.com
The dark, bushy eyebrows of Frankie Muniz star in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, ably supported by the natty facial hair of Anthony Anderson (Kangaroo Jack) and the freckled chipmunk cheeks of British pop starlet Hannah Spearritt. Teenage secret agent Cody Banks (Muniz, Malcolm in the Middle) must track down a former instructor who's gone rogue with a mind-control microchip. Banks masquerades as a musical prodigy to get close to a snobby, egocentric scientist in London who's the only person who can make the microchip work. Along the way Banks hooks up with a demoted agent (Anderson) and a cute-as-a-bug Scotland Yard operative (Spearritt). Flimsy, disposable, but only occasionally insulting, Cody Banks 2 will most likely entertain fans of the first movie. Also featuring supporting stalwarts Cynthia Stevenson (The Player, Happiness), Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral), and Keith David (There's Something About Mary). --Bret Fetzer

DVD features
The two main extras of Cody Banks 2: Destination London are targeted toward kids. Rather than a full-length audio-only commentary track, Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson, and Hannah Spearritt appear in a "visual cast commentary," in which they pause the movie and come on-screen to discuss it. Their comments are brief and intended for younger viewers ("One of the greatest things about making a movie is how they edit it" or "Those Segways are the coolest things ever invented."). You have to watch the film again to participate in the interactive quiz--and again, the actors stop the action and offer multiple-choice questions about details that just appeared, such as what a character was wearing. It's refreshing that both features don't assume that kids will refuse to watch a movie with black bars on the screen: they're available on the widescreen version, not the pan-and-scan version. Also included are a brief making-of featurette, three deleted scenes, and three extended scenes. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Agent Cody Banks 2: As Good As the First One
I saw Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London in theaters. From what I had seen in the previews, I was expecting to be at least as good as, if not better than, the first one. When the movie was over, I was very satisfied. It was just as good as the first one. It would have been much better if they had cut out the scene with the crazy guy who was supplying Cody's gadgets. Other than that, I give it two thumbs up. I can hardly wait until it comes out on DVD!!!

Is Agent Cody Banks ready for London...
...or is London ready for Agent Cody Banks? After tackling his domestic American homeland with sheer machoism and a dedicated bravery, Agent Banks (Frankie Muniz) is off on another dangerously exciting adventure, except this installment takes place in jolly old London. Agent Banks, with an endless arsenal of gadgets in hand, must take on a madman head-to head, who's intent is to control the world's monetary supply through means of an orally-implanted microchip, which makes robots out of humans. Banks is sent to London in the guise of a music student, so as not to blow any sort of cover as a CIA spy. The film's formulaic plot tends to work for the most part, although it exudes clumsiness and silliness in places, as to how Banks' nemises are going to install EVERY microchip into BILLIONS of citizens', including some 200+ world leaders' brains. That's A LOT of people to operate on a person-to-person basis! Hannah Spearritt, as Frankie Muniz's co-star and British-agent-extraordinare Emily, although not Angie Harmon, is able to take matters into her own hands, while putting in a noble performance all the while. She really knows how to put the bad guys in their place, so don't mess with her! Yes, "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London" almost has it all (despite a minor display of nonsensical nuances). Amongst the good things it has: arsenal (gadgets), architecture, arch-rivals, even an A-bomb-type exploding candy! "ACB2:DL" even boasts a heapin' helpin' of soul food. Hmm, grits and chitlins...ON BRITISH SOIL?!!? Verrry interrresting, and obnoxiously strange to boot! Are you all packed and ready for take-off yet? Your airline ticket (and passport)'s waiting just for you at your local theater. Be sure and claim them today!

Fun family movie and not as good as the first
I don't expect kid and family movies to be perfect or an tightly woven cinematic experience. Destination London has a few great gags to make everyone of all ages laugh. I felt it went overboard on some of the characters especially Derek, Cody's handler. The writer's could have tone him down a little bit. Anthony Anderson, who pays Derek, did a fine job.

Frankie Muniz plays the role well and doesn't act like a kid who is trying to glide through a second movie like some actors tend to do in a sequel to a successful movie. If there is a third movie, I'm all for it.

The basic plot is the leader of the "camp," which is a training spot for kid spies in disguise goes rogue and heads to London with technology that can control the minds of anyone and make them do anything you want them to do. This is dangerous when you think of controlling the minds of the world leaders. Cody goes undercover as a musician, which was the most logical way for the agency to get someone "inside."

This is more of a 3.5 not a 3 and I just couldn't give it a 4 because I save those for very good movies and 5s for perfection. Treat it as a fun movie and you'll enjoy it.