Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Theatrical Release: Mar 12, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $23,222,861
Synopsis: Frankie Muniz reprises his role as teenage CIA agent Cody Banks in this sequel directed by Kevin Allen (THE BIG TEASE, TWIN TOWN). Cody's parents believe that he is having a blissful summer as a counselor at sleep-away camp. Little do they know that Kamp Woody is really a secret CIA training camp... Frankie Muniz reprises his role as teenage CIA agent Cody Banks in this sequel directed by Kevin Allen (THE BIG TEASE, TWIN TOWN). Cody's parents believe that he is having a blissful summer as a counselor at sleep-away camp. Little do they know that Kamp Woody is really a secret CIA training camp for kids, and that their sixteen-year old son has been sent to London to track down the camp's director, Diaz (Keith Allen), a demoted agent with a diabolical plot. Diaz is planning to join forces with British aristocrat Lord Duncan Kenworth (James Faulkner) and take control of the world using stolen mind control software implanted in the teeth of world leaders. Dispatched to London to foil Diaz's plan, Banks is provided with an array of cool gadgets, such as explosive Mentos (a mint candy) and a retainer that doubles as a tracking device, as well as a fully loaded black London cab that James Bond would love. Meanwhile, lovely Emily (Hannah Spearitt) from Scotland Yard's teen training division is on the case as well. Anthony Anderson plays Derek, an agent who is assigned to assist Banks during his London adventure. [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Frankie Muniz, Hannah Spearritt, Anthony Anderson, Daniel Roebuck, Keith David
Screenwriter: Don Rhymer
Producer: Dylan Sellers, Guy Oseary, David A. Nicksay
Composer: Mark Thomas
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 13, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Dual Side
- Widescreen - 1.85
- Full-Screen - 1.33
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Stereo Surround - French
- Stereo Surround - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
- Video Commentary - 1. Cast
- Featurettes - 1. "Back in Action"
- Deleted Scenes
- Extended Scenes
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Image Galleries:
- Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
Interactive Features:
- "Agent Mode" Interactive Quiz
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Reviews
The sequel’s a caricatured and clichéd yawner. And the tone is all wrong.
Muniz manages to retain his wide-eyed, harried charm, but the film is really a shameful disservice to both him and the family audience which will no doubt turn out in droves to see it.
The only good I sense coming from this Cody Banks film is that it's so bad, we probably won't be seeing any more of them. Call me an optimistic; I live in hope.
There’s less charm here than in the original, less self deprecating humour, and more attempts at over-the-top humour that just don’t work.
The racial stereotypes trotted out here suggest the scriptwriters reckon Europe and the world is some kind of long-haul Middle Earth for US audiences.
It's harmless, albeit cliché riddled, fun for youngsters, and it doesn't make grown-ups wish they had two hours of their life back.
The original was a kid-friendly film, but the sequel turns the youngsters into jokes.
There's no way your own children deserve something as lifeless and hollow as Agent Cody Banks 2. Unless they're misbehaving really bad, I guess.
Lazy, smug and completely self-satisfied, this half-hearted sequel to Agent Cody Banks swaps Sean Connery suavity for Roger Moore stupidity.
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