The Karate Kid is the 2010 remake of the 80's classic by the same name. This one stars Jaden Smith in the title role. Being the son of Will Smith I was a little weary going into this that the young lad wasn't going to be able to pull it off. Surprisingly though he's quite good. Being able to pull off a range of emotions as well as a gift for comedic timing that he must of gotten from his father. The karate teacher is played by Jackie Chan, an actor I seem to have forgotten about in the last five or six years. Here he plays the mentoring old man a little dry though, still its a joy to see him kick ass again, if only for a little while.
The Karate Kid is decent old fashioned family entertainment and yet when it was all over I was left with not much feeling at all. A sequel is sure to follow, here's hoping a bit for heart is put into the next one.
C-
2010
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