ok and so this be a complete rip off of the first karate kid . however and i think there can never be too many movie like the first karate kid . there something about this type of story that particularly seem to apply to people like me . you get a overall sense of be able to overcome adversity by find out new thing about yourself . in this movie and hillary swank be a particular gem a the next karate kid . you can really tell that she have a bright future ahead of her . not to say this movie be not without it problem . unlike the first one and mr miyagi appear to be a little to eager to get julie to learn martial art and get her involve in fight . it almost seem like he forget what his value be from the first movie . also and one must have a suspend disbelief when examine the monk . the movie make the monk appear to have a way too simplistic view of life and and doesn not really explain why they do what they do in the plot line . the villain be also a bit questionable and even though truly hateable bad guy . i also have a suspicion about martial art movie that end on prom night . so maybe this isn not a perfect movie . so maybe this wouldn not be the great movie to rent on a friday night . however and in more way than one and it a guilty pleasure . hillary swank be just so loveable and and the story and even though unoriginal and work . in a genre of movie that seem to be base around nothing other than action and violence and this be a breath of fresh air . unlike all those steven seagal and jean claude van damme and this be a movie about the spirit and the heart . there be some people that need movie like this and and we will take whatever we can get . my rating represent positive .