The Next Karate Kid (1994)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:1
Rotten:15
Average Rating:3.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Since her parents death, raised by her grandmother and harassed at school, 17-year-old Julie Pierce (Hilary Swank, BOYS DON'T CRY) is very angry. Grandma can no longer handle her, so she convinces... [More]
Starring: Noriyuki Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside, Constance Towers
Director: Christopher Cain
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Reviews for The Next Karate Kid
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The franchise is still kicking -- but not very high. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Almost a guilty pleasure. But not quite. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Overlong and utterly predictable, The Next Karate Kid offers little excitement, even in its culminating fight sequence. Full Review |
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D |
Desperately trying to infuse new blood into the 1980s franchise, the fourth installment is a hodgepodge that fashions recycled ideas and characters; the rebllious girl is played Hilary Swank, who would go to Oscar glory. Full Review |
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0.5/4 |
Swank, here demonstrating that for as wooden and exasperating as her performance is in this picture, it's the only performance she's ever contributed to any film. Full Review |
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 3/5 |
Formula still grabs, even with Swank as "Kid"
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
One time to the well too many.
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1.5/5 |
[It] may be the silliest episode yet in the popular Karate Kid series. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
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2/5 |
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1.5/4 |
The film does have a few warm moments and is at its best when simply developing the relationship between Miyagi and Julie. But, as you might expect, those moments are few and far between and overshadowed by all the ludicrous plotting. Full Review |
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2/5 |
It's a decent enough entry into the Karate Kid series, if you don't mind having seen it all done before, and better. Full Review |
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What is the sound of one hand clapping? The audience giving it up for The Next Karate Kid. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for The Next Karate Kid
November 26, 2005:
Sayonara, Miyagi-San
For over two decades he endeared himself to young moviegoers as the sage, kind mentor Mr. Miyagi; now, generations of fans must say 'Sayonara' to actor Pat Morita. More...
August 11, 2005:
Voight and Davidovich Sign on for Cain's "Dawn"
Jon Voight and Lolita Davidovich will star in Christopher Cain's "September Dawn," says The Hollywood Reporter. The independently produced western thriller begins... More...
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