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Karate Kid

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  Karate Kid Review
Tookey's Rating
6 /10
 
Average Rating
6.20 /10
 
Starring
Dre Parker - Jaden Smith , Mr. Han - Jackie Chan
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Directed by: Harald Zwart
Written by: Christopher Murphey, based on a story by Robert Mark Kamen

 
 
 
Released: 2010
   
Genre: ACTION
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Origin: US
   
Colour: C
   
Length: 140
 
 


 
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If you've seen The Karate Kid (1984), the memories will come back during this 2010 remake. That's a compliment. The original story was durable enough to inspire three sequels, and now we have an entertaining version filmed mostly on location in China, with 56-year-old Jackie Chan in the role of Mr. Miyagi. The original was one of its year's best movies. The new one lacks the perfect freshness of that one; there aren't many surprises, as it follows the 1984 version almost point by point. But here is a lovely and well-made film that stands on its own feet. The Chinese locations add visual interest, there are scenes of splendor in mountains and on the Great Wall, and the characters are once again engaging.
(Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)
The Karate Kid is surprisingly sure-footed and deft in its new setting. While faithful in spirit to the modest 1984 original, this bigger-budget remake occasionally goes too far in its aim to be more epic. But the chemistry between Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan grounds the movie, imbuing it with sincerity and poignance.
(Caudia Puig, USA Today)

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