The Spy Next Door

The Spy Next Door

Synopsis

“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 neighbour 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.

Official Site: www.thespynextdoorfilm.com

Singapore Release Date: 14th January 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 94 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Action | Comedy | Family

Cast: Jackie Chan, Magnus Scheving, Billy Ray Cyrus, George Lopez, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley

Crew: Director (Brian Levant), Producer (Robert Simonds), Writers (Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer), Screenplay (Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer, Gregory Poirier), Music (David Newman), Cinematography (Dean Cundey) and Editing (Lawrence Jordan)

The Trailer

The Review

I guess with age, Jackie Chan has mellowed down in terms of his stunts.

Gone are the Police Story days of his high-flying risky stunts, as “The Spy Next Door” is a watered-down version of his glory days.

The movie is so Disney-esque that I literally lost interest in watching it during the first half of the viewing.

The bad guys are laughable, and the premise of the film suits to cater more to the kids.

This is so totally a G-movie with its redeeming message and no sex, no language theme.

Perfect for a family outing, quite a bore for us adults.

The Good

• No swearing, no violence
• Jackie still rocks in physical humor

The Bad

• Boring stunts
• Terrible dialogue

Editor’s Ratings