Movie Review: The Spy Next Door

Spy Next Door stars Jacky Chan as Bob Ho, an undercover CIA superspy on loan from the Chinese intelligence who decides to retire from his career and settle down with his girlfriend, Gillian (portrayed by Amber Valletta) who happens to be his next-door neighbor. While as his place, Colton (Billy Ray Cyrus), a CIA agent and his colleague, decided to send him a file that contains a top-secret formula that could wipe out the world's oil supply.

Meanwhile, Gillian had to fly out because his father needs a hip replacement. Gillian was going to hire a baby sitter but Bob volunteered to take care of her three kids - Farren (Madeline Carroll), Ian (Will Shadley) and Nora (Alina Foley). Bob was doing this to get the approval of the kids so that Gilliam and him can bring their relationship to the next level. While they were a Bob's house, Ian mistakenly downloaded the file that Colton sent to Bob thinking it was a pirated concert. This resulted into the Russian going after Bob and the kids in order to recover the file.

The only reason I wanted to watch this movie is because of Jacky Chan who is still making movies and doing his own stunts at 55. But the movie slightly exceeded my expectations. The movie was entertaining and quite funny. The stunts are always amazing in Jacky Chan movies but he has mastered to mix it with some comedic quaffs. The movie's theme is family and it surely a family-oriented movie with clearly is shown through the interaction between him and the three kids. Overall, I would definitely recommend this movie for some family fun and family night.