The Karate Kid (2010) (PG)

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synopsis

Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying -- and the feeling is mutual -- but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, 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.

details

Action/Adventure, Drama
2 hr. 20 min.
Opened June 11th, 2010

MovieGoer Review

I long ago gave up hand-wringing about Hollywood's preoccupation with remakes. Still, the trailers for Harald Zwart's remake of The Karate Kid, the 1984 underdog classic that introduced such priceless phrases as "Wax on, wax off" and "Sweep... MORE

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synopsis

Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying -- and the feeling is mutual -- but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, and kung fu prodigy, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, 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.

details

Action/Adventure, Drama
2 hr. 20 min.
Opened June 11th, 2010

MovieGoer Review

I long ago gave up hand-wringing about Hollywood's preoccupation with remakes. Still, the trailers for Harald Zwart's remake of The Karate Kid, the 1984 underdog classic that introduced such priceless phrases as "Wax on, wax off" and "Sweep... MORE