Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
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Fifteen-year-old CIA operative Cody Banks (played by Malcolm in the Middle star Frankie Muniz) is back in action in this comedy adventure, which sends the youthful secret agent to Old Blighty. Banks returns to Kamp Woody, the CIA training center disguised as a summer camp, where he's given a new partner, the bumbling but sharp-witted Derek (Anthony Anderson), and a new assignment, to track down a sinister double-agent who has made off with an experimental mind-control machine. The villain has made his way to Great Britain, so Banks is enrolled in an upscale private school in England, where he's forced to join the school band despite his lack of musical talent and finds himself working alongside Emily (Hannah Spearritt), a fellow teenage espionage agent. Keith David, Daniel Roebuck, and Cynthia Stevenson all return from the first film, while British filmmaker Kevin Allen takes over as director. ~ Mark Deming, RoviReview
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London has about the usual dose of sequelitis, meaning that most everything is a little worse than the original -- and sometimes, a lot worse. The one exception is the delightful choice to play Cody's love interest: charming Brit Hannah Spearritt, whose animated facial expressions and snappy line deliveries put her in a class above Hilary Duff from the original. Unfortunately, Cody's other primary cohort is where Destination London comes up well short of its predecessor, as Anthony Anderson makes a poor substitute for Angie Harmon as Cody's partner/handler. Anderson's particular brand of bumbling physical comedy is a good fit for many roles, but not the role of a CIA agent -- even a disgraced agent trying to make good. The fact that he's installed as a supposedly high-end chef in a snooty British academy -- but can't make it through a kitchen without knocking everything off the shelves and covering himself in flour -- suggests that this version of the CIA doesn't have much interest in keeping a low profile. Similarly unlikely is the decision to place Cody in an academy for gifted musicians, when he only briefly toyed with an instrument as a child, and possesses a limited ability to think on his feet (when asked about his favorite composer, he hastily provides the name "Heinz" off a nearby ketchup bottle). Strains to credibility are not supposed to be deal-breakers in a movie about a teenage spy, but let's just say the strained credibility in the original Agent Cody Banks was offset by funny writing and a freshness to the enterprise in general. By contrast, Destination London feels as stale as a three-week-old crumpet. ~ Derek Armstrong, RoviCast
- Frankie Muniz - Cody Banks
- Anthony Anderson - Derek
- Hannah Spearritt - Emily
- Cynthia Stevenson - Mrs. Banks
- Daniel Roebuck - Mr. Banks
Credit
Philip Elton - Art Director, Simon Bowles - Art Director, Jason Knox-Johnston - Art Director, Peter Wenham - Art Director, John Papsidera - Casting, Dan Hubbard - Casting, Robert Meyer Burnett - Co-producer, Stephen Noble - Costume Designer, David Daniels - First Assistant Director, Kevin Allen - Director, Jim Dowdall - Second Unit Director, Andrew MacRitchie - Editor, Jason Alexander - Executive Producer, Madonna - Executive Producer, Mark Morgan - Executive Producer, Danny Gold - Executive Producer, Andreas Klein - Executive Producer, Jenifer Birchfield-Eick - Executive Producer, Michael A. Jackman - Executive Producer, Derry David - Executive Producer, Mark Thomas - Composer (Music Score), John Powell - Composer (Music Score), Julianne Jordan - Musical Direction/Supervision, Richard Holland - Production Designer, Denis Crossan - Cinematographer, David Nicksay - Producer, Dylan Sellers - Producer, Bob Yari - Producer, David C. Glasser - Producer, Guy Oseary - Producer, Sara Wan - Set Designer, Clive Derbyshire - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard Conway - Special Effects Supervisor, Dylan Sellers - Screen Story, Don Rhymer - Screen Story, Harald Zwart - Screen Story, Kevin Allen - Screenwriter, Don Rhymer - Screenwriter, Harvey Harrison - Second Unit Director Of Photography, Frazer Churchill - Visual Effects Supervisor, John Cochrane - Supervising Sound Editor, Double Negative Ltd. - Visual Effects| Agent Cody Banks (2003 Film), Agent Aika: Naked Mission (1998 Film) | |
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
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| Directed by | Kevin Allen |
| Produced by | David Glasser |
| Written by | Harald Zwart Dylan Sellers Don Rhymer(story) Don Rhymer (screenplay) Jeffrey Jurgensen (based on characters created by) |
| Starring | Frankie Muniz Anthony Anderson Hannah Spearritt |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | March 12, 2004 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$26 million (estimated) |
| Box office | $28,818,995 |
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London is a British/American action comedy film and the sequel to the 2003 film Agent Cody Banks, and was released in the United States on March 12, 2004. Frankie Muniz was the only major returning star, with Hannah Spearritt playing the love interest and Anthony Anderson as the sidekick. The film takes place in London with Cody trying to recover a stolen software activating the government's mind control project.
The film grossed US$28,818,995 worldwide.[1] Muniz stated he will not do a third installment.[2]
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Plot
Agent Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) attends summer camp, actually a secret facility for CIA teenage agents. When head counselor Victor Diaz (Keith Allen) is abducted, Cody helps him escape, mistaking the CIA operation for a training exercise. Diaz stole a secret mind-control device, and the CIA director sends Cody to recapture the villain.
In the United Kingdom, Cody poses as a summer orchestra student at the Kenworth estate to spy on owner Lord Duncan, suspected of working with Diaz, while Derek (Anthony Anderson) acts as chef, serving grits, and Kumar operates a taxi. Running across the roof and hanging down the chimney, he confirms the collaboration and sees a dog play the piano, demonstrating a working prototype. He dons the cap and coat of a technician, breaks into the lab, and sees the functioning microchip implanted into a tooth by a crazy dentist. Although he escapes, security tapes reveal his identity to the criminals.
Cody and Derek chase Diaz, armed with a rocket gun, through London streets, but instead Cody is arrested. Cody is freed by Emily (Hannah Spearritt), a cute fellow student actually a British operative. While Emily buys coffee and pop, Cody is kidnapped and implanted with the mind control chip. Under enemy influence, Cody meets the CIA director, who is then also converted. When Emily tells Derek that Cody has a chip, Derek cuts one of Cody's gadgets, exploding Mentos mints, into a precisely miniscule amount to safely remove the chip.
The villains implant most of the world leaders and Derek, laughing while moving their victims arms and legs to toss drinks and other silly stunts that disrupt the cocktail meeting at Buckingham Palace. The Kenworth students will perform at the banquet, before the crucial G7 summit. Cody reveals the truth to his fellow students, so their impromptu "War: What is it good for?"[3] is a major hit with the crowd, and holds them long enough for the fight scenes, to delay the crucial summit from resulting in chaos if members are under evil control. Derek attacks Cody, ready to drop him over the balcony, but Emily expertly kicks, punches, and overcomes the dentist controlling Derek with the password "mind control". Cody goes one on one and defeats Diaz in the Queen's gift room, then they free the president and CIA director. Kensworth escaping is tripped by his apparently senile and blind butler, Emily's handler undercover. While saying good-bye, Cody and Emily kiss cheeks.
Cody returns to the camp, where Derek is now in charge as reward. Cody's parents pick him up, none the wiser about his dangerous exploits. Cody's younger brother tries to eat a few of his explosive Mentos, but Cody tosses them into the pond where they explode harmlessly.
Cast
- Frankie Muniz as Cody Banks
- Anthony Anderson as Derek Bowman
- Hannah Spearritt as Emily Sommers
- Keith Allen as Victor Diaz
- Keith David as CIA Director
- Anna Chancellor as Lady Josephine Kensworth
- James Faulkner as Lord Duncan Kensworth
- Cynthia Stevenson as Mrs. Banks
- Daniel Roebuck as Mr. Banks
- Connor Widdows as Alex Banks
- David Kelly as Trevor
- Santiago Segura as Dr. Santiago
- Rod Silvers as Kumar
- Jack Stanley as Ryan
- Joshua Brody as Bender
- Sarah McNicholas as Marisa
- Leilah Isaac as Sabeen - Bassoon Player
- Alfie Allen as Johan Berchamp
- Keiron Nelson as Habu - French Horn Player
- Ray Donn as Soldier (uncredited)
Music
Novelization
A novelization, written by Michael Anthony Steele, based on the screenplay written by Don Rhymer, was released.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film 3.4/10 from 92 critics, and 41% liked from user audience.[4] IMDB gives 4.1/10 [5]
References
- ^ "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=agentcodybanks2.htm. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ Murray, Rebecca. "Interview with Frankie Muniz". About.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5t4n9QNnc. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX7V6FAoTLc
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/agent_cody_banks_2_destination_london/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358349/
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