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. And when one of the youngsters ...

There's something quaintly appealing about the idea, at least, behind the Jackie Chan vehicle "The Spy Next Door," a movie that would have been called, in more innocent times, "kiddie fare." ...

As this generation of geeks raised on 1980's action movies advances in years ... Some even run for public office. But when The Spy Next Door opens with a credit sequence filled with some of ...

but that sadness wears off quickly while watching The Spy Next Door. It is replaced by exasperation, and then annoyance as you realize that what you are watching is the same movie as The Pacifier ...

As this generation of geeks raised on 1980's action movies advances in years ... Some even run for public office. But when The Spy Next Door opens with a credit sequence filled with some of ...

But they are not the same movie. They are not. For one thing, and this is key, The Spy Next Door doesn't star Vin Diesel. Nothing against the guy — under rare and magical circumstances, ...

"Just play the movie in your head and save the money ... 2005's Are We There Yet?"The Spy Next Door is immediately forgettable family entertainment, suitable for release only in the dung-heap ...

“The Spy Next Door” proves this ... A little too much of the movie takes place inside Gillian’s suburban house. It’s a big deal when someone drives to an empty warehouse facility in ...

Which leads us neatly on to The Spy Next Door, another US-based action comedy showcasing the 55-year-old's evergreen martial arts prowess and continued struggle to turn in a decent comic performance.

From the overbearing score to the pauses for jokes to the complete waste of Chan's comedic timing, everything about the movie is sub-sitcom level. The Spy Next Door is that rare comedy that doesn ...