Agent Toby Barks

I like how on the actual movie's into itself and on a streaming service its listed as Spy Dog because it thinks that its audience won't understand that the title Agent Tony Barks alongside a picture of a dog in sunglasses is about a dog that's a spy.

A bizzare mix of half-effort lazy performances and over-the-top cringe performances that'd make Channel Awesome members blush.

I particularly liked how the dog's mouth doesn't consistently move while it's talking. The final line of the movie is the dog's voice actor saying something incredibly enthusiastic while the actual dog has a look of mild fear and confusion on its face.

I'm putting this in my so bad its good movies list but... ehh it's not one of the best. It has a few funny moments but doesn't stand out as that horrendously enjoyable. If you want to watch a truly epic animal secret agent movie I'd recommend C. I. Ape over this any day. Alternatively, for a hilariously bad talking dog movie, Love on a Leash is preferable.

So this is what they decide to do to end the "Cody Banks" trilogy... they change the lead to a dog and call him "Toby Barks"?... why would anybody put their effort into making a movie like this? I just don't get it.

Im just trying to figure out if this is supposed to be a spin off on agent cody banks or not.

I thought this would be fun to watch with the kids. The 7 and 9 year olds found it as terrible as I did. Give it a miss.

This movie is insane...I don't know what to say. After I finished, I had to research to check this wasn't some weird meta film project about the state of modern children's movies. Nothing in this movie is explicitly offensive for kids, just a bit of slapstick. The acting is purposely over the top, and the wackiness is off the charts, but this completely contrasts the weirdly gritty, borderline frightening portrayal of the movie villain. With cinematography that more resembles a Guy Richie movie, and with a performance eerily similar to by Heath Ledger's joker, I began to wonder "Is this really for kids?" If not, who is this for? I mean, I enjoyed this movie thoroughly, to the point I began thinking.... am I the fool? Was this cynically marketed to be bad in all of the right ways that would make it perfect for YouTube channels and other media outlets give it exposure and sell it to nihilistic millennials? I can't find enough information to confirm this, but Agent Toby Barks is a direct reference to Agent Cody Banks, a reference no child in 2020 would even recognize (and it's not like its a classic). I'm just saying, while they claim can be made this is for kids, many of the actions and choices made say otherwise. I just find it weird that any kid would want to see insane high resolution, shaky cam face closeups of our villain's waning sanity. This movie is garbage, but seemingly calculated garbage. This is a great 'so bad it's good movie,' but I can't help feeling like I'm being duped.