FlashCallahan When Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, set out for a trip to France, he runs headlong into international intrigue: Agent Michael Corbin has just been disposed of by the evil forces of Augustus Steranko.When it's learnt that Michael Corbin is alive and well, and still on his way to France, he's besieged by both the good guys and the bad guys.British Intelligence outfits him with a series of James-Bond-like gizmos, and Steranko sends more would-be assassins after him...Beating storm breaker by a good few years, Teen Agent (as it was called here in England) is one of those movies that you have fond memories of when you were younger, but seeing the film without rose coloured spectacles leave a lot to be desired.Greico is one real creepy guy in this, and for the first ten or so minutes, i couldn't avert my eyes from the fact that he was wearing make up and had perfectly plucked eyebrows.But as the film goes on, he becomes more likable, and the film becomes a lot more fun too. The most original thing about this Bond Homage is the fact that they crucify the image of the suave British agent by having Daltry playing a top spy and getting killed within seconds.Other than this, its confusing conversations, annoying teachers who come good in the end, sub Bond gadgets, dastardly villains, Linda Hunt as a kick ass assassin.And a woman with a scorpion down her back dancing to Kylie and then getting blown up.It's sometimes genius, yet sometimes so predictable and assuming the audience will rely on nudge nudge wink wink comments, it becomes too frustrating.It's fluffy stuff, with a violent edge, that ends all to quickly, but it has it's moments.

Tom Smith Made in 1991, "If Looks Could Kill" was a fun flick and a pleasant surprise. I'm not sure why it has such a low rating on IMDb. There was some high school level humor, but in general it's good, clever humor.Basically "If Looks Could Kill" is a cute comedy/action spoof using some of the James Bond themes (M giving James Bond a tour of the secret weapons development lab) and a few other spy movies, but basically on James Bond movies.Little did I know that a refreshingly young Gabrielle Anwar would be in it. I have a fondness for her, she's a great actress! Linda Hunt was terrific as always. Richard Grieco did a great job as the unsuspecting "kid" spy who is reluctantly mistaken to be a real spy.The humor and action rolls smoothly and people renting this will enjoy this flick.

imdb-21622 I get tired of pointing these things out to people, but this is a comedy. People complaining about that fact that's it's unrealistic seem to be missing something. At no point did the movie makers expect you to find this realistic.It's an escapist teen fantasy. Ordinary guy gets to drive expensive car, meet cute women, and have an adventure.Of COURSE it's ludricous. But it's cute and funny in a lot of spots. I laughed out loud many times BECAUSE it's silly. So if you prefer sophisticated humor, maybe this is not for you.It's less silly than say Top Secret. It's more of a straight action/adventure - it's just that the premise is totally unrealistic and so is the protagonist - he goes from being clueless to saving the day. Don't expect James Bond here people - it's not supposed to be.I give it 7 out of 10. Why? Because it made me laugh out loud in multiple spots. Which is the point to comedies.(Why some people watch comedies when they lack of a sense of humor is beyond me - some of the comments made here indicate that they do, though :)

Pepper Anne Good idea: a teen action comedy about a kid who is inadvertenly involved in a plot of international espionage. Hell, it worked great for the 1980s comedy, Gotcha! "If Looks Could Kill" centers on a high school kid who coincidentally has the same name as an American secret agent sent to protect a French diplomat. It's one case of mistaken identity gone too far, but the kid takes advantage of it even though no one will listen to his pleadings that he is not in fact, Michael Corbin, secret agent. Bad idea: using a twenty-six year old guy (who looks every bit of it) to play a cocky, mostly obnoxious high school kid and pile on poor special effects, so many double crosses that it creates a confusing game of cat and mouse, and wasting a ton of good acting potential. I don't know why the people who wrote the synopsis on the video box tried to make this into some sort of Bill and Ted for the ninties. There is nothing particularly funny, nor remotely entertaining about this movie, save the French teacher and Linda Hunt. Not even as a lazy, Saturday afternoon movie. How come there were so many good reviews on this movie?