The Basics Title: Agent Cody Banks: Destination London Rating: PG
Overall rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Best for Ages: 10+
Ages 3 - 7: Red
Ages 8 - 12: Yellow
Ages 13 - 17: Yellow
Violence Amount: Green
Violence Portrayal: Green
Fear: Green
Illegal / Harmful: Green
Language: Yellow
Nudity: Green
Sex: Green
Review:
Frankie Muniz back as teenage CIA agent Cody Banks, is at
a camp to train young agents when his drill instructor steals
a top-secret mind control device. Cody is sent to London
as a musical prodigy to discover the whereabouts of the
rogue agent and recover the device. Anthony Anderson, Cody’s
handler in London,is as inept at his job as Cody is good.
This leads to some silly situations, but, alas, they are
not very funny. Cody uses some new gadgets, but their inventor
is so obnoxious that he is difficult to watch. Cody’s
constant disappearances should lead to more questions from
the other music students. No one seems to notice he does
not play an instrument. The original movie was funnier and
the storyline was better. Rated PG for some action violence
and crude humor. This movie is not really suitable for children
under 10 years of age. The whole idea of kids as secret
agents just doesn’t work like it does in the “Spy
Kids” movies. Should you take your children, you might
want to discuss if they would like to be spies and if it
seems very glamorous, to them, as a career. Do they think
that it is realistic that children could actually be spies?
Do they have the maturity and experience to make life and
death decisions?
Linda
Thomas is a native Minnesotan. She graduated from
the University of Minnesota with a double major
in sociology and psychology. Married with a family,
she has remained in the Minneapolis area.
Linda has been a lover of movies since she
was a small child. This love of film eventually
brought her to the point in life where she is
now, a film critic. She was featured on WCCO
radio for three years on the “Dark in the
Morning” show with Dark Star.
In December of 2001, Linda became the film
critic for the syndicated “Ruth Koscielak
Show”.
Linda sees over 150 movies a year and has
had the opportunity to interview a number of
directors and actors when they are in town.
She has also appeared on a public access show
called the "Cinema Judge" and has
ventured into writing for "Cinestar"
magazine in September 2002. The Twin Cities
movie magazine is available, for free, at most
local Blockbuster's and local movie cheaters.
As one of the few female reviewers in the Twin
Cities area, she brings a unique point of view
to her reviews. Linda has raised two children,
a boy and a girl, and knows what they like in
movies and what is appropriate. Hopefully, her
reviews will help your family in choosing where
to next spend your movie-going dollar.
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Linda
Thomas is a native Minnesotan. She graduated from
the University of Minnesota with a double major
in sociology and psychology. Married with a family,
she has remained in the Minneapolis area.
