Female Film Critics 24/375
What makes Karate Kid: Legends different is its fast pace…possibly because Gen Alpha, who’ll enjoy this movie the most, prefers instant gratification. There’s a mini backstory and then straight on to high stakes high kicking all in the name of carrying on traditions. Rated PG-13 for violence and some foul language, Karate Kid: Legends scores a black belt in summer teen entertainment, but it’s really just a B movie that earns a C.
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In the 1985 Police Story, starring martial-arts expert Jackie Chan, who also directed and co-wrote. Chan’s incredible, gravity-defying stunts are integrated into fast-paced, deliriously wacky action that showcases Chan’s brilliant use of objects and locations. Chan plays Hong Kong Special Forces Officer Ka-Kui Chan determined to shut down the largest, most insidious drug racket. The action launches quickly when a sting operation fails miserably, the undercover officers spotted and attacked. In pursuit of the gangsters, Ka-Kui Chan destroys an entire squatter village (as they call it), cars and people hurtling and vaulting down a hillside. In pursuit, Chan hangs from and somersaults into a speeding bus.
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