Agent Cody Banks is the exception. Starring Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, and Angie Harmon, the movie shows the life of Banks (Muniz) as a teenager with a tremendous secret.

Banks became an Elite Junior Secret Agent after attending a summer camp when he was 13. Two years later, while at basketball practice, Banks is confronted by his supervisor, Ronica Miles (Harmon): he is being called on an urgent mission.

The CIA suspects that an evil group, the ERIS, is forcing a scientist to establish deadly Nanobots (in the form of ice cubes) capable of destroying the universe.

It is up to Banks to pretend to be a prep school student and “get close to” (become friends with) Natalie Connors (Duff), the scientist’s daughter. The only problem is Banks has no idea how to talk or act around girls.

Bank’s inability to confront girls leads him to losing the mission to someone else, but by this time, he has already made a commitment to himself and Connors and does not give up.

He shows his courage by breaking into the ERIS’s headquarters and tries to save Connors, who has been kidnapped by the evil assistant of the ERIS leader.

Agent Cody Banks is a typical action film directed towards a young audience. It is full of action that will mainly appeal to young people.

Muniz and Duff make an interesting couple and seem to have a great sense of chemistry between them. They portray events that happen to most teens, giving them something to relate to.

The movie is obviously make-believe and has the ability to engulf its viewers into a world where anything is possible, including 15-year-old Junior Secret Agents.

There were many scenes in the movie that I found to be extremely hard to believe. Yet, these were the very same scenes that made the movie unique.

Agent Cody Banks is definitely a movie that any kid will enjoy; yet it is also an enjoyable way to pass two hours for teenagers as well.

The acting was decent and the plot was so outrageously “different” it keeps the audience interested until the end.

Gazette Grade: B-