Karate Kid 2010 Movie Mini Review:

Wil & Jada's little kid has it made (Gee, he's like his dad!). Jackie Chan is lovely. Parts of China are really beautiful. Good casting except for the mum, but only average screenwriting and sub-prime direction.

I think part of the reason the first Karate Kid series was so believable was because it was a slightly older boy and there weren't CGI effects available. This movie asks a lot from the viewer - there were lots of unnecessary bits clogging up the character development. Most important: The camera should not be a competitor in the fights - it should just be watching! Got motion sickness from the camera's flicks and spins while I should have been marvelling at Jackie Chan's kung fu! Show me the Kung Fu!!

I give it one happy face for the kids and one sad face for the rest.

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