The Spy Next Door (2010)

Jackie Chan movies can be a treat sometimes, especially the Hollywood movies. Shanghai Knights, Rush Hour and 80 Days Around the World were great comedies were Jackie Chan was the co-actor to another American actor. The Spy Next Door is another Jackie Chan comedy which is a tad different from those previously mentioned. In this movie, Jackie does not have a co-actor and he has to mess around with three kids. The movie is about a CIA spy juggling the task of taking care of his girlfriend's kids and facing the risks of his undercover spy work.

Bob(Chan) is an undercover Chinese spy who works for the CIA. He plans on marrying his girlfriend Jillian, who is a mother to three children. The children despise Bob terribly and he is determined to change that. He bravely volunteers to take care of Jillian's kids while she is away on an emergency. Knowing that things with the kids wont be easy, Bob tries to be friends with the kids. But the kids aren't willing to accept their weird next door neighbor, Bob, as their mom's boyfriend. Though things are difficult at first, Bob eventually gets the hang of taking care of the kids by utilizing his spying apparatus. While everything is going good, the boy downloads Stockholm GBS mistaking it for a concert recording. The Russian mafia trace the downloaded location to be Bob Ho's house and target Bob and the children. Jillian finds out and takes her kids away from him, though the kids like him want to spend more time with him. While Bob is performing his undercover work, the boy follows him and wishes to join his work. After the final encounter with the retarded mafia is over, the kids persuade Jillian to start a new life with Bob. They get married. The End. The plot may sound a bit boring, but the movie surely isn't.

The best parts are probably when the kid feeds their pet pig bacon and when the Russian mafia shoots the phone and the ridiculous outfits. The accent of the Russian woman is also funny. The stunts though not as good as other Jackie Chan movies are acceptable. Overall, I would rate this movie a 7/10.