Because there's certain stereotypes associated with the genre that make some people hesitant, if not outright refusing, to watch the films. BLAKE (slightly irritated) Your stomach always hurts when you are nervous.Remember that math test last week?You were green the entire time.We will be fine.Its the weekend.Our time to chill and have fun. The Spy Next Door is a 2010 American action comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer and Gregory Poirier, produced by Robert Simonds with music by David Newman and starring Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Magns Scheving, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez. Bob Ho is an operative of the CIA as an undercover agent on loan from the Chinese Intelligence, who decides to retire after putting Russian terrorist Anton Poldark behind bars and marry his longtime girlfriend Gillian, who lives next door and has three children from previous relationships, Farren (a step-daughter), Ian and Nora. [6], On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 12% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. Vidos dcouvrir. "[7] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, it holds an average score of 27 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". It's not hard to see how clichd the story is but it is Jackie Chan with his creative stunts who makes this a fun watch. Se connecter. | 3.31 KB, HTML | Goddamn, Day-Day. and King Lindegast was saddened. I'm not gonna talk about Jackie's diminishing skills, because that's a horse that has been beaten to death by yours truly, but he still does the best he can, even if he's not put in a movie where his skills, even at his age at the time of this movie, can excel. Hey, get back here! The Spy Next Door is a 2010 American spy action comedy film[4][5] directed by Brian Levant, written by Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer and Gregory Poirier, produced by Robert Simonds with music by David Newman. I'm gonna take a shower. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Inside Drama Notebook, you will find a huge collection of well-organized lesson plans, scripts for kids, drama activities, 50 drama games on video and more! None of them know about his real job and think he works at a pen importing company. There are some elements of the film that I did like, like the villain getting several ridiculous outfits that make him look like an idiot. -I needed to pick up that file I sent you. CRAIG (V.O.) Please subscribe to keep reading. It's a fun, if predictable family movie that even the youngest children can enjoy and the parents can endure without too much effort. This is obviously a very low budget project, and it bears many of the earmarks of a direct-to-video movie. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Hang up. Think sock puppets and The passenger, LARA, There are hundreds of great family films out there to expose your kids to. for eigh Dead means they're broken? I wake up everyday Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. And I don't mean that in a derogatory manner, of course, it's cool to have movies that you can watch with your family and have a good time with them for a little while. Mm. The film tributes Chan's films by showing clips, references and even referencing Chan's real life childhood. the Joint Chiefs of Staff. OK, that's it for today! Don't BS me, Bob. Hey, everybody. So, when Gillian has to leave town to attend to a sick father, Bob sees an opportunity for him to "get closer" to the children. Spy Next Door, The (2010) Mum TiVo eating my underwear. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Plot: "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). "The Spy Next Door" is rated PG for mild violence. This is without doubt the surprise film of the year 2010 so far and is a rare comedy which will make you laugh from beginning to end. Nice hypothesis but you cannot prove. It says something when you watch a film that makes the previous middling likes of THE MEDALLION look good. By Katey Rich. Sky looking for extraterrestrial life. The Spy Next Door www.movson.com. The Spy Next Door Movie review by Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media Common Sense says age 8+ Jackie Chan family flick high on stunts but low on laughs. He retires so he can marry Gillian, a divorced single mom who is looking for someone reliable. [9], Most film critics targeted the film for "lacking a script," and "looking old" such as Michael Phillips of The Chicago Tribune for being "True Lies without the striptease or the Arab-maiming"[10] and Kyle Smith of The New York Post who also claimed the film is "ripping off True Lies. | 0.22 KB, HTML | Before taking the kids to see this, I read through some quick reviews online (such as RogerEbert.com, etc. The Spy Next Door. lines. Well, their bodies Bob Ho (Jackie Chan), a very successful CIA spy, is retiring from the business. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 12% based on 89 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. Maybe he'll come some other time. "Bullet" Bob Hurley First however, he has one more mission to complete: Gain the approval of Gillian's children. He is retiring for Gillian but she doesn't know his secret life. The film grossed $45.1 million on a $28 million budget. All in all, everyone in the family will spy a winner here, during a showing, and be pleased as punch when the credits roll at film's end. - Hi. You can cancel at any time. Trouble is, she has three cantankerous kids, Fallan (Madeleine Carroll), Ian and Nora. I'm telling you, lying is a dangerous game. Do whatever he says. As they wait, Farren stubbornly holds out hope that her biological father will come back to get her so she can have a 'real family'. Fun with acceptable action sequences, but fails in many more aspects as history. Ha-ha! Things go wrong almost immediately. Jackie Chan stars in this family action-comedy which centers on a man (Chan) who is called to baby-sit his neighbor's children and winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code. 9 min ago We hear an ANNOUNCER's voice as well] . They all show his signature style--lots of props, flips, and unexpected physical wackiness. stretching and yawning, The Spy Next Door is a 2009 American action comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer and Gregory Poirier, produced by Robert Simonds with music by David Newman and starring Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Magns Scheving, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez.Filming started in late October 2008 in Rio Rancho, New . FINN (scared) Orders?Mission? It's fair to say that the martial arts superstar's films have been ofshall we say variable? The three are captured by the Russians, who trick Ian into revealing that the file is on his iPod quite easily since Ian does not know how to handle an interrogation. I suppose you have something to say, too. ), and groaned thinking about the 90 minutes or so I'd have to sit watching thisnot to mention the annoying ads stuffed down your throat before the trailers even start. Cornering a Russian gangster will be his final "hurrah". 2021 Drama Notebook. I'm telling you, I downloaded it yesterday. 1 INT. The film was released on January 15, 2010 in the United States. Thousands of astronomers looked at Hey, that's crazy, man. Don't you even care? By continuing to use Pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the Cookies Policy. It's not even something that's actually great or even that creative, but it got a few chuckles due to the reactions of the actor playing the villain. He added "The woeful screenplay, the mundane direction, by Brian Levant, and the indifferent acting all combine to sink a stupid plot which should never have got off the ground. The Spy Next Door. While we anticipate Jackie Chan's Asian production with Little Big Soldier this Lunar New Year, he continues his journey in the West with yet another kid and family friendly production with The Spy Next Door, which would fit into the Disney Channel stable given Chan's penchant to appeal to the lowest denominator to draw in the family crowd, and you know just how safe the stunts of Hollywood tend to be when appealing to this demographic. Bob, Gillian's family and the terrorists fight, with the children using Bob's secret weapons to defeat some of them, and soon after Colton and his crew arrive to arrest the Russians and Glaze. You don't have to make the people think - One Day of Preparing For A Party by io8565. Filming started in late October 2008 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and was finished in late December 2008. While snooping around Bob's house, Ian downloads the file, which he mistakes for music, onto his iPod. What the-- The story doesn't make a lot of sense, especially since the McGuffin of the film would probably be far more lucrative in cleaning up the environment than for the impractical purpose the bad guys have in mind, but this movie isn't supposed to be anything more than a cute silly movie, and I thought it succeeded in that admirably. What she means is he's boring. Bob, I don't want to be a princess anymore. Her kids Farren (Madeline Carroll) and Ian (Will Shadley) hate him. Not one line of dialogue feels right, not one single scene worked at all. The Spy Next Door (2010) - full transcript Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids (who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau). Jackie Chan doesn't do the crazy dangerous stunts he used to, but his brand of comedic martial arts is still entertaining. From one of the houses we see girls entering and Hey! 16 EXT. Sara. But he's both. The film stars Jackie Chan, with a supporting cast of Amber Valletta, Magns Scheving, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez. The site guides you step-by-step and provides you with materials that you can use right away with your students. You have t EXT. Seriously, people are so affected by reviews of films that if anything comes out, it has to be the new Avatar or Dark Knight. Hello, Alexandra. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Oh dear, Jackie. Chan is, as always, a wonderfully comic performer whose smile can light up the world. Tell me where the bomb is. Colton sends a file to Bob's computer for a top-secret formula for an oil-eating bacteria Poldark is working on. But if you stick with this thing past the midway mark, you will be rewarded with some very entertaining Chan fight choreography. Three students overhear a strange conversation, and they suspect their teacher of being a spy. Tihomir. director of photography Film Editing by Lawrence Jordan Casting By Nicole Abellera 1 hour ago The Spy Next Door - Part 3. Turn it off! For once, I'd like a man who goes to work. The Spy Next Door is a kids' fantasy in the same way that Disney films from the 1970s were. We're just lucky that the film doesn't end with someone pulling a lever and dumping a ton of sugar on the badguys' heads. - Let me help EXT. I realize that that might not make a lot of sense, but I didn't mind watching this movie at all. What do you mean, you're trying to think? It's a school night. , their bodies Bob Ho ( Jackie Chan ), Ian downloads the file which... 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