THE SPY NEXT DOOR (2010)

cast: Jackie Chan , Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, George Lopez

Directed by Brian Levant

Written by Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer and Gregory Poirier

Distributed by Lionsgate

Release date: JAN 15, 2010

Lionsgate’s family action comedy 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!

THE PANEL ROOM

Looks like yet another forgettable movie for the fans of Jackie Chan. And yet another mindless family flick from Hollywood in the veins of The Pacifier, Agent Cody etc. Might work for a few 8 year olds, but besides that, this looks like a big NO NO.

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Lacking a script funny enough to cover up for Jackie Chan's fading physical gifts, The Spy Next Door fails on every conceivable level. Rotten Tomatoes 3/10

'The Spy Next Door' isn't even in the neighborhood of funny Claudia Puig 1.5/4

The Spy Next Door” feels like it belongs on television; it would have been a perfect family-channel cable movie Frank Swietek D

Everybody knew to wait for the outtakes during the closing credits of a Chan movie. Now the outtakes involve his use of the English language. Roger Ebert 1.5/4