Where this movie falls in the Karate Kid series is up for debate but it does justice to the original story. Not a retelling, but a continuation in a way that honors the original and carries it further. Can the story move forward from here? We'll have to wait and see.

Original Review:

This is it

Notes:

Shinpo sensei, Miyagi karate, han school of Kung fu, jacket on jacket off, shao li fong, if you practice violence you get violence in return, 59g9 taxi, apt 365, victory pizza, Bodega convenience store, I got it I think, sensei o'shea, stuffed crust, demolition mixed martial arts, focus on the goal ignore the pain, tekken 8, the 5 boroughs, the dragon's shadow strike, dragon kick, Conor day, Mia lipani, Victor lipani, lipani vs Reed, Benjamin Floyd, Chinese Peter Parker, false hope is better than no hope, first rule of Kung fu everything is Kung fu, lipani vs Dennis, you deal with it or it's going to deal with you, watson vs Ortega, han snafu, world famous fetterman garden, sensei larusso, is it worth fighting for, pepsi pairs well with pepperoni, Alan fetterman, Buddha Stevens, Queens Tornado, lions mane Martinez, showdown in the sky, tiger trap, don't mess with the champ, Gleason's gym Brooklyn, Miyagi dough, bo fong, Robert mark Kamen,