for once a sequel to the karate kid without ralph macchio . hilary swank do an excellent job play the orphan julie pierce . pat morita and the one who play mr. miyagi work his way with julie quite different from daniel . both daniel and julie favored karate . unlike daniel and julie be the most surly person miyagi ever challenge . and there be no tournament to compete in . and there gon na be some humor in this movie as well . i like the part where when julie come home from school and miyagi go to check on her and and saw her change clothes in the process . that be very funny . and the classic wax on and wax off scene be different as well . it be funny when miyagi tell julie and uh oh and miss spot . the set in boston be a far cry from california . the militant group in that group and be like the cobra kai in boston . and michael ironside col. dugan be no john kreese . his group practically desert him when julie kick some serious butt . they all pay the price when they blow up that classic oldsmoblie . what a cowardly act . at least they will find redemption from dugan poison . this karate kid set some moral and unlike the last three and which talk about honor and respect . hilary swank be outstandingly hot in any movie and everything else she do . movie 9 and hilary swank 10 .