Features & Benefits
- Hilary Swank delivers a compelling performance in her first starring role
- An improvement over its predecessor, The Karate Kid III
- Features a poignant storyline of a troubled teenager finding solace in martial arts
- Strong performances by Swank and Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
- Contrived violence balanced by an exotic subplot set in a Buddhist monastery
- Overall watchable due to Morita's crafty professionalism and Swank's emotional authenticity