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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThe plot may be forgettable, but the execution is frantic and funny. The Spy Next Door is a movie that will bring smiles to kids - and their grandparents.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterMost of The Spy Next Door is pretty tired stuff from "Pacifier"-style slapstick to comic relief delivered by, of all people, erstwhile country star Billy Ray Cyrus.
- 40VarietyVarietyChan struggles gamely to charm, but the picture's cartoonish jokes and misfired gags are likely to elicit more eye rolls than laughs.
- 40Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonImmediately forgettable family entertainment, suitable for release only in the dung-heap month of January.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertEverybody knew to wait for the outtakes during the closing credits, because you'd see him miss a fire escape or land wrong in the truck going under the bridge. Now the outtakes involve his use of the English language.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThis is “True Lies” without the striptease or the Arab-maiming.
- 38Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrThe film’s so formulaic your 6-year-old will be ticking off the plot points as they lope by.
- 30Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallIn middle age Jackie Chan can't keep coasting on boyish charm, as evidenced by this dreadful family comedy that does him no favors with its opening title sequence.
- 25Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreLimp and lifeless, this Next Door neighbor should be evicted to DVD.
- 20Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe little action here will disappoint fans; it’s way too choppy.