Agent Cody Banks

Plot synopsis:
Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz), a 15-year-old high school junior, applies for a junior field ops position at the Central Intelligence Agency's SAD (Special Activities Division) after completing a training summer camp. Answering to his handler Agent Ronica Miles, Cody is called upon a mission to find information about a scientist named Dr. Albert Connors. Connors is employed by a SPECTRE type organization named ERIS led by Dr. Brinkman, and his henchman François Molay. As all CIA agents are known to Brinkman's organization, the CIA uses the unknown Banks, who is placed into the prep school of Dr. Connors' daughter Natalie (Hilary Duff), the William Donovan Institute.
Cody soon finds he has no social skill with girls and has no time to do this while balancing his chores and homework. The CIA decides to help by doing his chores and homework, trying to build his status, and going into the school to set him up with Natalie. The CIA also assemble a varying team of "experts" to train Cody into how to talk to girls, and issue him with a variety of gadgets with various functions.
Eventually, Cody befriends and falls in love with Natalie after saving her from falling off a ladder while putting up a banner, and he is invited to her 16th birthday party, where he goes undercover to her father's lab. Cody finds that Dr. Brinkman is planning to use nanobots — which can destroy any carbon or silicon-based substance — to destroy the world's defense systems so he can threaten anyone who opposes him. Since the nanobots are inactive in the cold, he plans to use ice cubes to distribute them. After Connors, Dr. Brinkman, and François leave the lab, Cody tries to take one of the ice cubes, only for it to melt when in his possession.
Shortly after this, Cody gets into a fight with a number of bullies, at the party. The fight makes the school newspaper, and the CIA suspends Cody from the mission. Meanwhile, with Connors refusing to aid him in his plans, Dr. Brinkman sends François and some men to catch Natalie and bring her into his base in the Cascade Mountains. Meanwhile, disobeying orders to leave her out of it, Cody and Natalie eat ice cream at a restaurant. Cody attempts to explain things to Natalie but François and a group of men come over to their table and fight with Cody, knocking him unconscious and taking Natalie. Cody is removed from the mission, and his parents ground him for staying out past his curfew.
Cody gets his brother Alex to make sure his parents do not find out that he is gone by giving him the $5,000 the CIA gave him. Knowing Natalie's location via a tracking device in a necklace he gave her as a birthday present, Cody breaks into the CIA weapons hold and steals a rocket powered snowboard and other devices to rescue Natalie. Cody gets a ride to the top of the mountain and snowboards to the factory where Natalie is held. On the way, he gets caught in a grove of trees as Ronica finds him using a SoloTrek XFV. After convincing her that they need to rescue Natalie, the pair infiltrate the laboratory and Cody rescues Natalie, also explaining the truth about why he went out with her.
However, the trio are captured by Brinkman's men, although Cody quickly manages to escape. Natalie is held hostage by Dr. Brinkman, who puts an ice cube with a nanobot inside on her forehead to make her father program the system. Cody sets off a series of explosive charges he and Ronica planted throughout the base, and in the ensuing battle, Ronica fights off several of Dr. Brinkman's men and Natalie kills Dr. Brinkman by placing the ice cube with the nanobots into his mouth, causing it to melt, and the nanobots to devour him from the inside out. Cody later defeats François and sends him to the CIA using the SoloTrek XFV, before fleeing the facility with Ronica, Natalie and Dr. Connors before it explodes. Back at headquarters, the CIA welcomes Cody back to the team and congratulates him for completing the mission. The CIA Director asks Cody if there is anything else he needs and Cody asks them if they could help Natalie get her driver's license, which she receives. Cody and Natalie are now a couple and the film ends with them sharing their first kiss.

Tags: violence, action

Review:
It's a spoof of James Bond's films , even there's a flying artifact like in ¨Thunderball¨ , plus a role type ¨Q¨ , a weapons deliverer , who teaches the various gadgets which Cody Banks will subsequently use .
He is assigned by CIA director (Keith David), with the support of his instructor Ronica Miles (Angie Harmon), to date Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff) in order to be invited to her birthday party and get close and spy Natalie's father, Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan).
Muniz and Duff Look Great in this One. Blatant rip-off of Bond movies for the teen set.
"Agent Cody Banks" sticks Banks (Muniz), a 16 year old high school student and CIA junior agent, in the middle of a 007 plot clone with a nemesis who's out to extort nanobot technology from a good-guy scientist to control the world.
Harald Zwart (who wrote and directed the great Norwegian short film "Parents") directed this shot, that could be seen as a curious mixture between Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids", Ian Fleming's "James Bond series" and those Saturday morning cartoons, however real action buffs should be warned: there´s nearly no action and nearly no suspense in this flick, even the above-mentioned films are more exciting than "Agent Cody Banks"!
If you want a brainless 90 minutes in which you simply do not want to think then this is the kind of movie you might want to rent.Frankie Munitz, mooching off what fame he has left before he becomes a 'former child star' is the Junior James Bond, a kid in the CIA.
This was a weak James Bond rip-off and even worse than the newest Bond movies.So this movie is about a teenage agent Cody Banks and his mission is to save the world and get the girl.
This movie is quite funny despite some periodic crude humor.Although it is somewhat unbelievable.Overall it's good.The basic premise involves a teenage secret agent played excellently.by "Malcom in the Middle"'s Frankie Muniz.His romantic interest is played by Hilary Duff.The sheer energy of the two stars carry this movie.Angie Harmon does an excellent job also.It will probably be more appreciated by kids.But it will find fans in other age groups also..
One problem though, as Frankie isn't ehm well ehm too good ehm with the ehm ladies ehm.Movie takes a couple of twists here and there (I won't go into them too deep), but finally Cody has to save Natalie and her father from this big 'bad guy centre' somewhere in a mountain (these scenes look like they come directly from an early Bond movie).
It comes as no surprise Cody saves the day (and the girl).'Agent Cody Banks' starts off real fun when Cody is a kinda shy kid, and at this time (the first hour or so) gets a lot of help from funny extra's, like the guys from the surveillance van.
Yet, like the later Bond films, what it doesn't have is a whole lot of heart or care put into it--which is precisely where it differs from the warmth and originality of the family-focused `Spy Kids' series.
Frankie Muniz (of television's `Malcolm In The Middle') is the title character, a teenage CIA operative mentored by sexy ball buster Angie Harmon and assigned to develop a relationship with the daughter of a scientist (Hilary Duff, the Disney Channel's `Lizzy McGuire') being held by the bad guys.
This movie should've been PG - 13 because : Attract bigger audience, they show a guy get eaten away from the inside, Cody's special X-ray glasses where you see about two girls backsides (lol), the action is pretty intense and loud for smaller kids, the girls in the movie are pretty mean with the "are you in special ed?" jokes (PG material but ya know, young kids can pick up on that), wreckless driving (for Christ sake, please if you see Hilary Duff driving, move about 100 miles from where you saw it, oh and the same with Frankie, little kids when they get older might pick up on this bad driving skills), fighting  (pretty intense at times, especially when you get kicked in the head), and the bad guy is really ugly, might give kids nightmares, he seriously was scarier then ZAO in Die Another Day (I think that was his name, but the guy with the diamonds in his face).
To be honest I went in expecting VERY little from Agent Cody Banks which was obviously a spy genre movie targeted at consumers too old for Spy Kids and too young to get into Bond films.The story concerns a stand-out from an experimental new government recruiting facility that takes high school kids to a 'summer camp' which is actually a high-tech training operation for young CIA operatives.
When the villains seek to kidnap the daughter (Duff) of the nerdy scientist to gain control over the nanobots, Cody Banks (Muniz) is called into active service and given an array of spy gear that would make Bond envious.
When I took my kids out to see "Agent Cody Banks", I fully expected to be bored and go away hoping that at least the children enjoyed it...
Frankie Muniz played a great secret agent, and Hillary Duff was a cute rich girl.
The movie is about a normal teenager named Cody Banks who is a secret agent in his spare time.
Don't expect to laugh, be entertained unless you are younger than Frankie Muniz or immature enough to think that a caffeine eyed teen can save the world because the bad guys are stupider than your typical 18 year old kid..
Much of which was having Angie Harmon prancing around in some tight, cleavage showing outfits, and the computer explanation the CIA gives Cody about how to talk to girls.Also, the plot the evil guy has makes little sense.
Muniz is exceptional as the suave spy that has trouble with the ladies, and a strong secondary cast (that involves Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon, Keith David, and Ian McShane) only helps build the amazingly lighthearted feel to this film.
Some parts could be a bit violent for children and the movie does include some profanity and rude language.I recommend this film to people who like spy-movies, are into lots of action filled movies and of course if you are a fan of the amazing Hilary Duff.
Okay not absolutely everyone but at least I got your attention.Agent Cody Banks is a great movie and I recommend it highly to teenagers and adults alike who want some megaaction entertainment for two hours.Frankie Muniz is my favorite actor and he has as always performed well in this movie.
There was no need for it to be repeated twice.The fight scenes were the best, Cody has some REAL martial arts skills which really makes the movie even better altogether.Have fun and watch Agent Cody Banks!!.
"Agent Cody Banks" depends more on character and plot than the special effects, explosive action of the more popular "Spykids." Frankie Muniz does a credible, funny job as a social inept, CIA whiz kid.
With a distant resemblance to "True Lies," and "Never Been Kissed," "Agent Cody Banks" charms the audience with its irony and socially naive kid comedy along with a rather strong James Bond flavor for spy action.
When Cody Banks would look like he is doing a stunt, it is clearly obvious that there were stunt doubles doing all the work because the camera at times would just film his legs and they could have done a better job at making it look like Frankie Muniz was doing the skateboarding and snowboarding.
Agent Cody Banks (2003) really is like a bond film for the tween crowd.
Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, and Angie Harmon star, and they all do a good job with their roles.
However, this movie turned out to be a pretty pleasant viewing experience - a movie about shy teenager Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz), who is an undercover CIA agent under orders to date Natalie Connors (Hillary Duff) so he could spy on her scientist father, Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan).The acting was actually pretty good - not over the top and not borderline irritating - and the plot to the movie flows quite steadily (not very fast-paced, but does not drag too much as well).
You'll get an old-fashion James Bond-style spy action and some very charming humor, and you'll get a good dose of special effects for its action scenes, but they are nothing too overdone or explosive.I first saw this film on a plane and, while I don't remember too much from the film, I do recall it entertained me for the 102 minutes out of the multi-hour plane ride.
That's not a fair trade-off in my book.The story concerns our title character, who is played by Frankie Muniz of TV's Malcolm in the Middle, a fifteen year old kid with a love for math, science, and spy equipment.
He applies for a junior position at the CIA, only to be summoned by Agent Ronica Miles (Angie Harmon), who wants him to join an elite private school, attract the attention and form a friendship with teen-girl Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff) in order to find out more about her father Dr. Albert Connors (Martin Donovan).
That's a hard role to play in a film that doesn't allow for much coloring outside the lines.What makes Agent Cody Banks at least mildly entertaining are the actors and the buildup to the predictable but somewhat amusing finale.
I probably would've been slightly more entertained by a tour of Agent Cody Banks' bedroom.Starring: Frankie Muniz, Hillary Duff, Angie Harmon, Ian McShane, and Martin McDonovan.
The tagline for the movie says it all: save the world, get the girl, pass math The whole theme is hilarious, Frankie Muniz (best known for his "Malcolm in the Middle" TV series) as Cody Banks is funny and down to earth.
Hillary Duff looks pretty as Cody's love interest and is cast purely for that, I guess, since she doesn't do much apart from looking cute.When a super villain plans to use a scientific invention to destroy the world, it is left to Agent Cody Banks to try and stop him.
Overall, it felt like a Hollywood movie dished out in Bollywood style in some parts.A good kid's movie provided you watch it without thinking ahead of the plot.Rating: 6/10.
think of this as a junior James Bond/Mission Impossible.it's silly,but fun and action packed.it's also not at all plausible and it kinda loses steam when it gets serious and the ending is a bit maudlin.other than that though,it's a pretty good movie.there's nothing really offensive about it,bit there is a bit of sexuality implied.in my mind,Keith David is standout in his role as the director.it's not that big a role,but he sure has fun with it.Arnold Vosloo is also great as one of the evil henchman.if you can shut off you brain for 1 hour and 42 minutes,you might enjoy this movie,for what it is-mostly fluff,with some action and comedy.i give Agent Cody Banks an 8/10.
Another problem with the movie (one less significant than others) is that Frankie Muniz doesn't quite fit the role of a spy.What audience was "Agent Cody Banks" aimed at?
Hilary Duff & Frankie Muniz are the big stars here and kids love them.
Agent Cody Banks is an action filled movie with great casts, scenes and of course a great plot.
Think of this movie as a cross between James Bond & Spy Kids, it's kind of in the middle so pre-teens & teens will enjoy it.
YOUR MOVIE AGENT CODY BANKS WAS GREAT ENTERTAINMENT!!!!
and that enough almost stopped me from watching it, but it was surprising to see a few familiar faces, such as the Lead Villain from the MUMMY movies as a henchman to the head bad guy...i must admit it reminded me a little of the Spy Kids series, which is far more enjoyable then this movie, but since i made it through to the end not feeling like i totally wasted my time, i have to give this movie a 6/10 if nothing for the fact then i totally hate the main actor and enjoyed myself at least a little.
"Agent Cody Banks" is also one of them except for the fact that the secret agent in this film is an average 15-year-old boy trained by CIA in martial arts, fast car driving and worst-case-scenario situations.
There are a few enjoyable exceptions form "Bondism" too, like the fact that agent Banks sucks horribly when it comes to communicating with girls, or that he is a decent family kid dominated naturally by parents.I think Cody Banks is a very well-thought character and Frankie Muniz does a fair job there.
By making him a just an average kid on his first mission for the CIA, instead of a junior James Bond, you have a much easier time relating to his character.However overstated the other CIA agents might be, Angie Harmon plays her role with admirable restraint (thereby making some of the people she is acting with seem that much more ridiculous).
Frankie Muniz was good as Cody and Hilary Duff was excellent at playing Natalie connors.(in the movie, codys assignment is to get close to natalie connors because of her dad).
"Agent Cody Banks" doesn't have the kid get the girl in ADDITION to the cool gadgets to save the world; this method is less "believable."  No.
In this mildly diverting action/comedy, Frankie Muniz (of TV's "Malcom in the Middle") plays a teenager who has secretly been trained by the CIA, and here is sent on a mission to get close to the daughter (Hilary Duff of Disney' Channel's "Lizzie McGuire") of a scientist who may be in league with some nasty people.
Skateboarding Seattle teenager Frankie Muniz (as Cody Banks) is really a secret CIA spy kid.
An arousing Angie Harmon (as Ronica Miles) is a tight to the Ts highlight.*** Agent Cody Banks (2003) Harald Zwart ~ Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon.
It's so inane that all the people responsible for this mess will probably be leaving town very soon, or maybe it'll become a Saturday afternoon cult film for the sub-teen age set that they will be called back to work on "Agent Cody Banks II, III, IV and V"Frankie Muniz is a very likable actor whose presence on screen is a plus, but he deserves better.Wait and borrow the DVD from your local library!.
Cody Banks an eager 15 year old is called upon the C.I.A. has a junior secret agent, led by Ronica Miles(played by the lovely Angie Harmon).
Agent Cody Banks is so silly it is clearly a kids movie.
As for the plot: Cody Banks (Frank Muniz) is a junior CIA agent employed to get close to Natalie Connors (Hilary Duff) so that the Agency can find out more about her father, Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan).The movie teeters on spoof territory.
Silly James Bond Jr. Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is a regular teenager in real life but is training as a secret CIA agent unknown to his parents (Cynthia Stevenson, Daniel Roebuck).
Agent Cody BanksWhen undercover at a high school it is important to remember that you cannot use that fact to get laid by students.However, not even that Intel could get the pint-sized spy in this action movie a date.When 15-year-old CIA agent Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is assigned to shadow high school student Natalie (Hilary Duff) - the daughter of a scientist employed by an organization (Ian McShane, Arnold Vosloo) planning to use nanotechnology to take control of the world - he finds it difficult to approach her.So, before Cody can capture the criminals, he must first get help from his fellow operatives in order to master the art of talking to the opposite sex.Thanks to its goofy scenarios and kooky gadgets, this obvious James Bond knock-off for kids can be construed as being a somewhat entertaining family movie.In reality, however, younger agents typically go undercover in child porn rings.
Cody is psyched to be called up but the fact that he is rubbish with girls generally is going to be the first obstacle in a demanding mission.I was a bit put off this film because I saw it as an attempt to cash in on to things: 1  the market that Spy Kids has been scoring big off and 2  the appeal of Malcolm in the Middle's Frankie Muniz.
Like James Bond Movies, Except Not Exactly Good.
It was just two much like a kid James bond film.
Well as you may know that there are not very many good teen movies around these days but Agent Cody Banks is a exception.
This movie contains in the lead roles Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff and well they are not the greatest but you can tell they really tired to make this show good.
Basically Cody Banks (Malcolm in the Middle's Frankie Muniz) appears to many a normal teenager, but he hides a secret, (after signing on to numerous websites) he is a young teen program agent working for the CIA.
From car, snowmobile and skateboard chases to battling nanobots and infiltrating the villain's heavily-guarded secret hide out.This film starred: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff & Angie Harmon.Agent Cody Banks, isn't that good of a movie, I liked this film when I was younger but now when I watch it, it is just boring.
From car, snowmobile and skateboard chases to battling nanobots and infiltrating the villain's heavily-guarded secret hide out.This film starred: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff & Angie Harmon.Agent Cody Banks, isn't that good of a movie, I liked this film when I was younger but now when I watch it, it is just boring.
The leads with Frankie Muniz and Hillary Duff were good casting to drag kids in, but bad for fans of movies.
Frankie Muniz, from Malcolm In The Middle, stars as junior CIA agent Cody Banks.