There's some really fun entertainment to be had with this one: a good amount of crude comedy (lots of d**k jokes) is paired with some great work by William Zabka and Ralph Macchio.
The younger actors aren't bad either, though their performances are pretty rote: Tanner Buchanan as Johnny Lawrence's angry delinquent son reminded me of the similarly angsty Steven Strait as a pyrokinetic teen in the corny but lovable 2005 Disney superhero comedy "Sky High," and Mary Mouser as Daniel Russo's daughter is increasingly likable as she stands up to the school jerks she once called friends.
And while there's a funny rivalry between Daniel and another car dealership magnate, played by David Shatraw, Johnny's subplot with his estranged kid (and the kid's mom, played by Diora Baird) is both clichéd and depressing.
This is fluffy stuff, and it's ribald and foul-mouthed - definitely not for young kids - but it's about as good a continuance of the "Karate Kid" franchise as you could expect.
The younger actors aren't bad either, though their performances are pretty rote: Tanner Buchanan as Johnny Lawrence's angry delinquent son reminded me of the similarly angsty Steven Strait as a pyrokinetic teen in the corny but lovable 2005 Disney superhero comedy "Sky High," and Mary Mouser as Daniel Russo's daughter is increasingly likable as she stands up to the school jerks she once called friends.
And while there's a funny rivalry between Daniel and another car dealership magnate, played by David Shatraw, Johnny's subplot with his estranged kid (and the kid's mom, played by Diora Baird) is both clichéd and depressing.
This is fluffy stuff, and it's ribald and foul-mouthed - definitely not for young kids - but it's about as good a continuance of the "Karate Kid" franchise as you could expect.