Review of The Spy Next Door (2010) by Dan B — 19 Mar 2017
Jackie Chan stars in the Spy Next Door. Chan is Bob Ho who is a secret agent for the Chinese Intelligence and CIA. He works with Colton James (Billy Ray Cyrus) and his boss Glaze (George Lopez). He decides to hang it up and retire so he can live a normal life with a woman he met next door to his undercover house. He does one last job to put together a criminal, and then takes on his toughest job yet, 3 kids.
The three all hate him, but he does their best to earn their love and respect while the mother is on a trip. While he is watching them the criminal he just put away gets out and starts looking out for him and their family. He must keep the kids safe and make everything right again, and regain the trust of everyone.
The Spy Next Door is a sub-par family action film. Chan who is getting older is not expected to do the stunts he did 20 years ago, but this family film is a step down for him. His movies have always had a weird comedic edge to it, but this one feels too much like a bad Disney movie. Many Chan films feature a stunt real during the ending credits, and this one features just lines that he screwed up. The film is quite cookie cutter, and although Chan has some stunts left in him, they are don't make up for the films hammy story.
-3.19.2017.
This review of The Spy Next Door (2010) was written by Dan B on 19 Mar 2017.
The Spy Next Door has generally received mixed reviews.
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