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SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

John Reid I wanted to watch this movie with an open mind but with so many parallels made to the first, i couldn't help but quietly laugh at this poor attempt of a new spin on the franchise, i loathe to say this but even the poor remake of karate kid (so bad) topped this.It was a joke and i felt embarrassed for everyone involved, everything as so flat even the action was bad. Can we just rewind time and pretend this movie was never made please ? This was indeed a poor assembled car that should never have made it to the factory let alone be released out to general population.1/10 - and the one is for the guts hillary swank had in order to commit to this comical farce.

Adriana Katavic This is a really bad movie. First, it is supposed to follow other parts of Karate Kid with ideas, action and energy. However, the only action we get happens in the last 7 minutes of the movie. Everything else is more a "drama" genre, about a spoiled and angry clichéd teenage girl who is all about "you're ruining my life" and "leave me alone". When Mr. Miyagi says that "boys are easier" I would definitely agree that Daniel-san was much more sophisticated and simple. However, this girl is actually a terrible paradigm of a teenage girl. We watch her little arguments, school problems, etc. and poor Miyagi trying to teach her to be as sophisticated as his former student. Had there not been Mr. Miyagi in this movie, it would be a complete disaster. With him, it is a little bit better. The chemistry and energy from the first part completely disappeared in this movie. The girl does not have the charm nor the energy of Daniel-san. Therefore, while I gave the first part a 10, I give this movie a 3. (Without Mr. Miyagi it would be between 1 and 2.)

AaronCapenBanner Strange, utterly needless sequel has Pat Morita returning one last time as Mr. Miyagi. Set several years after Part III, Daniel is off on his own, leaving Miyagi free to instruct another troubled teenager, this time a woman, played by Hillary Swank, who is the granddaughter of his old commanding officer, who is being terrorized in her school by(you guessed it!) bullying martial arts/military cadet students(led by the dependable Michael Ironside) Plot is utterly predictable and uninspired; Miyagi's story was tied to Daniel's so having him instruct this girl is incongruous; it just didn't involve the viewer. Though not as silly as Part III, this is still not credible either, and marks an unfitting end to a story best left alone.

Robert When the third came out, I knew they would soon run out of steam. But then I saw the fourth and changed my mind just a little. The Karate Kid 2 managed to entertain me enough without making it seem like the fourth attempt to keep milking the original.In this fourth installment, the boy has left and in place is a girl. She's a teenager and has lost her parents so her attitude and mood are affected by that. However, when the great karate master in the past three films comes to "babysit" for a while, things get tense.At first the girl is annoyed by him as she was her aunt (I believe), however after much time and a trip to see Monks, the girl soon becomes happy. Soon she gets a date to prom and then of course, things get crazy! But that's for you to find out!Anyway, I rate this 7/10.