RELEASE: 2010; GENERE: Action/Adventure; RUN-TIME: 2 hrs, 18 mins; RATED: Rated: PG-Action and Violence:
SYNOPSIS:The 12-year-old Dre Parker is played by Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith. Having been forced to move to China due to his mother's latest career move, he couldn't be more unhappy. Smitten by fellow classmate Mei Ying he finds out that cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, and constantly harassed by Cheng and his bully friends, things look pretty bleak until he is rescued by Mr. Han, the local maintenance man, played by Jackie Chan, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
REVIEW: In my opinion, this movie in no way surpasses the original. Though some of the "learning" sequences prove interesting and the final fight scene is exciting,if not totally predictable, there is at least an hour of slow moving scenes that do very little for the movie. One positive note is that his training carries him to various parts of the country, providing some spectacular scenery. In spite of trying to pass off Kung Fu as Karate, it is overall, due to its being set in China, visually appealing and highly engaging. We give it [3.5 Stars].
SYNOPSIS:The 12-year-old Dre Parker is played by Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith. Having been forced to move to China due to his mother's latest career move, he couldn't be more unhappy. Smitten by fellow classmate Mei Ying he finds out that cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, and constantly harassed by Cheng and his bully friends, things look pretty bleak until he is rescued by Mr. Han, the local maintenance man, played by Jackie Chan, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life. REVIEW: In my opinion, this movie in no way surpasses the original. Though some of the "learning" sequences prove interesting and the final fight scene is exciting,if not totally predictable, there is at least an hour of slow moving scenes that do very little for the movie. One positive note is that his training carries him to various parts of the country, providing some spectacular scenery. In spite of trying to pass off Kung Fu as Karate, it is overall, due to its being set in China, visually appealing and highly engaging. We give it [3.5 Stars].
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