The Spy Next Door

Release Date: January 15, 2010
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Brian Levant
Screenwriter: Jonathan Bernstein, Jim Greer
Starring: Jackie Chan, Madeline Carroll, Alina Foley, George Lopez, Billy Ray Cyrus, Amber Valletta, Katherine Boecher
Genre: Action, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG (for sequences of action violence and some mild rude humor)
Official Website: TheSpyNextDoorfilm.com

"The Spy Next Door" stars Jackie Chan as Bob Ho, an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). 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 babysit 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!

EN 5 Second Review: .Thumbs up if you are under 11 years old. Thumbs down if you are not. You could do worse with a movie to take the kids to, but unless you must, stay away.

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