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Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

adonis98-743-186503 Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing; a troubled adolescent girl. The Next Karate Kid is definitely a film that i think gets alot of hate for truly no reason, first of all Hilary Swank? was pretty damn great and i actually enjoyed her character way more than whatever the hell Ralph Macchio was portraying in The Karate Kid Part III plus once again Pat Morita gives a terrific perfomance as Mr. Miyagi and i really enjoyed seeing Michael Ironside in a villain part again. Sure it's not the best in the series but it's 100 times better than Part III. (10/10) (A)

skpn123 This is a stunning, fun, cute movie that is full of heart. Pat Morita is perfect as always as Mr Miyagi and Hilary Swank brilliant as a teen who has recently suffered the tragic loss of her parents. All of Hilary's star potential is budding here. A very enjoyable journey that reminds us of the truth that those we love never truly leave us and remain in our hearts and in the gifts they shared with us. Love Christopher Cain's direction that gave us just enough familiar fun themes without it being a carbon copy of previous movies in the series.

peelboy1000 This movie is very bad. First of all the acting is awful. I mean the first 3 movies had cheesy acting and some cheesy moments, but this movie has got to have some of the worst acting in film history. The main character played by Hillary Swank is the worst. her expositions and line delivery is so bad and off that it makes the movie hard to watch. Also the villains are horrible as well. The villains in the 3rd movie were bad too but in this movie they are so over the top and unrealistic that you simply can't take them seriously. The evil teacher in this movie played by Michael Ironside is WAY to over the top. They make him straight up evil. Anyways, the movies plot is lame, the acting sucks, the characters are terrible,and the film is unnecessary and pointless. Don't watch this garbage.

Georgios Chamilakis Personally i have seen this movie about half a dozen times.I think it is great.Do not get me wrong,in my humble opinion the original karate kid(1984)with Ralph Macchio was better but Hilary Swank gets the job done nevertheless.An exciting story,a lot of action,a little bit of drama and sentimentality when it was required and exceptional acting;What is not to love?All that hate does not make any sense.Someone who liked the first movie should like this one too and even if you were not a big fan of the first movie you absolutely have to give it a try.Mr Miyagki for once more turns out to be an excellent teacher that every (karate)kid would want to have.This is a must see and it goes in my personal top 25 movies.