Starring: Jaden Smith(The Pursuit of Happyness, The Day the Earth Stood Still)
Jackie Chan( The Spy Next Door,The Forbidden Kingdom, Rush Hour 3)
Taraji P.Henson(Smokin Aces, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Date Night)
Directed by: Harald Zwart(Agent Cody Banks, The Pink Panther 2)
The Karate Kid is a martial arts remake of a film of the same name.The story moves to Beijing this time instead of Los Angeles,California. The movie is produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith along with Jerry Weintraub, Ken Stovitz and James Lassiter.
Sherry Parker begins a new life moving from Detroit to Beijing, but unhappy with the move is Dre who has left all of his friends behind. He incurs the wrath of a bully (Zhenwai Wang) and his master Li, his only friends being Mr Han(Chan) and a girl he has developed a crush on Mei Ying (Wen Wen Han). Mr Han is a kung fu master who teaches him the art of self-defence. The pair come to rely on each other and enter together in a kung fu tournament to beat their respective demons. Will they win face?
This could have become quite formulaic but was surprisingly well done. Jackie Chan was very good as was Jaden Smith. Taraji P.Henson was a little over the top as the mother ; but many other characters were well cast.
I was very surprised by this - 4 out of 5 stars.
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