So much average

It is a performances centric movie

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Originally, it did not do great, but with time it has become a favorite amongst young woman, the story of julie yet not origanal to a movie buff yet inspiring to first time viewer, It has taught young girls to be strong. as to join karate. Hillary Swank Has had a long career but for her first movie it is not that bad.

If this was my only encounter with Hillary Swank, I would have thought that they picked some young actress to fill this role. I didn't realize she would develop into one of our best actresses. I won't go into detail. It's another rehash of the training that a martial arts person needs to face. This young woman is a bit of a challenge to Pat Morita (what else is new). There are some new rules for her to become what she needs to become and that is the gist of this. The story is quite predictable, although the setting is interesting. If this film had not been made for more than a paycheck it would have been fine. It would be fun for a young woman, I guess.

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.

Ugh. Just thinking about this movie makes my stomach churn. This has got to be one of the lamest excuses for a movie franchise sequel that I have ever scene. This fourth installment of the "Karate Kid" movies is so bad it makes "Police Acadamy 4" look like an Oscar contender. I know at the time Hillary Swank was just starting out and had to take whatever she could get as an actress, so she has a somewhat valid excuse. However, Pat Morita should have given more thought about this script before signing on. After all the character of "Myagi" was the best of his career and he should have been more protective of this beloved character. I think where this movie suffers the most is just in the lame writing. The story is just so out to lunch and feels so amateurish that you cant wonder who were the hacks brought in to write it? Give you an example, the scene where Swank firsts meets Myagi. Swanks supposed guardian or maybe it was her grandmother, cant remember, tries to introduce them. She walks away in a huff and says "My name is Julie and I came here to live because my mother was killed in a traffic accident 6 months ago." I mean wow. It was so blatantly absurd. Talk about having a plot point thrown in your face and dangled. My jaw dropped to floor after hearing that and the movie just goes down hill from there. Skip this movie.....skip, skip skip.