Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita,
Hilary Swank,
Michael Ironside,
Constance Towers,
Chris Conrad
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Karate Kid, Part 4 is better known by its release title, The Next Karate Kid. The sole holdover from the first three KK flicks is Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, once more cast as janitor/martial arts maven Mi... read more
Directed by: Christopher Cain
Keywords:
karate kid,
hilary swank,
pat morita,
next karate,
Million Dollar Baby,
Karate Kid ,
Hilary Swank ,
Pat Morita ,
Michael Ironside ,
Mr Miagi
DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
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Flixster Reviews (1,914)
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May 1, 2011Funny and i found it much more entertaining than the other 3 movies, mainly because miyagi has much more screen time and is much funnier
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June 19, 2010The same kinda story but with a new apprentice, enter a girl who needs Miyagi's help with the usual bully problems. Yes its the same but it still works well, Morita makes it really but Swank is very good and looks like she can do the moves. It is one story too far really but it j... read more
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June 11, 2010I don't really know why anyone felt the need to make the female version of The Karate Kid, but this was about as good as you could expect. The acting from Hilary Swank is fine as well as Pat Morita, it's just nowhere close to the original series in terms of overall quality and or... read more
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August 30, 2009This is an average movie that suffers from being forced into a series it shouldn't have been in.
As a Karate Kid movie is feels a little forced. As it's own flick it's fine and actually has a decent story and characters that work.
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March 20, 2007Hilary Swank is much better looking who was twenty trying to be a teenager as Pat Morita's next student in the final one. She doesn't do much karate, but looks great doing whatever she does.
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April 28, 2006No point to this film being made and that becomes evident the more it progresses. There are elements that could have worked but the humanity and 'realness' that has been so heavily pressed into this becomes ridiculous in a film warranting the need for better hands in all departme... read more
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June 13, 2011This is not one of Hillary Swank's best works but luckily she has come a long way since this movie. I was a big fan of the Karate Kid series when I was younger and I never got to see this fourth movie in the series, until now. This was by far the worst one in the series because i... read more
Critic Reviews
March 26, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety
August 30, 2004
Stephen Holden, New York Times
[It] may be the silliest episode yet in the popular Karate Kid series. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
What is the sound of one hand clapping? The audience giving it up for The Next Karate Kid. Full Review
December 15, 2010
Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media
Violent sequel doesn't benefit from gender change. Full Review
June 25, 2010
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a weak sequel that boasts few compelling attributes aside from Pat Morita's expectedly stirring turn as Mr. Miyagi. Full Review
March 12, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Overlong and utterly predictable, The Next Karate Kid offers little excitement, even in its culminating fight sequence. Full Review
September 12, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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 woul... Full Review
November 27, 2005
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
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
July 13, 2005
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Formula still grabs, even with Swank as "Kid"
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