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Le karaté kid

v.o.a. : The Karate Kid
Même si Dre désapprouve la décision de sa mère de déménager en Chine, il doit tout de même la suivre dans ce pays inconnu, bien différent du sien. Alors qu'il se lie d'amitié avec Meiying, une jeune violoniste talentueuse, il doit subir les railleries et les coups d'autres étudiants qui n'acceptent pas leur camaraderie. Dre se tournera donc vers M. Han, le concierge de son immeuble qui semble connaître le Kung Fu, pour apprendre les arts martiaux et ainsi pouvoir se défendre. Le vieil Asiatique lui enseignera que le Kung Fu n'est pas seulement la puissance des coups, mais également dans celle de l'esprit.
Distribution
Réalisation
Scénarisation
Production
Studio
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Jerry Weintraub Productions
- Overbrook Entertainment
Distributeur
- Sony Pictures
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Revues de presse
Médiafilm
La réalisation de Harald Zwart est vigoureuse à souhait, les scènes d'entraînement et de combat s'avérant particulièrement intenses. Mais c'est l'interaction entre le jeune Jaden Smith, très charismatique, et Jackie Chan, drôle et émouvant, qui fait la réussite du film.
Kevin Laforest Lire la critique complèteVoir
Dans le rôle du jeune Américain s'initiant aux arts martiaux afin de se défendre contre les brutes de son école, Jaden Smith est éminemment charismatique, en plus de développer une complicité irrésistible avec Jackie Chan, qui incarne avec brio son mentor.
Kevin Laforest Lire la critique complèteThe Gazette
Think about it: martial arts superstar Jackie Chan is the perfect revision of Mr. Miyagi, the karate master once famously played by Pat Morita. By the same measure, Jaden Smith is the ideal candidate to take on the role of the bullied school kid formerly occupied by Ralph Macchio.
Katherine Monk Lire la critique complèteLecinema.ca
Contre toutes attentes, ce remake évite le pire, faisant même passer un bon moment par son ton bon enfant et ses quelques touches d'humour.
Martin Gignac Lire la critique complèteLa Presse
La mise en scène est sans âme. Ce remake ne vaut pas mieux qu'un bon film d'action pour les jeunes avec quelques ajouts pour plaire au plus grand nombre. Fait avec respect, cette refonte d'un « classique » adoré ne marquera pas les mémoires.
Aleksi K. Lepage Lire la critique complèteCinema Blend
It's hard to know who to credit or blame for the film, since director Harald Zwart was brought in well after things were in development, and the film's likely true authors, Will Smith and the Chinese government that authorized the on-location production, are entirely offscreen.
Katey Rich Lire la critique complèteUSA Today
While faithful in spirit to the modest 1984 original, this bigger-budget remake occasionally goes too far in its aim to be more epic. But the chemistry between Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan grounds the movie, imbuing it with sincerity and poignance.
Claudia Puig Lire la critique complèteVariety
While it boasts some high-concept novelty in its colorful Chinese backdrop and the sage casting of Jackie Chan in the Pat Morita role, Sony's multiculti reboot remains largely faithful to the enduring 1984 crowdpleaser, albeit with enough tin-eared English and Mandarin dialogue to bring another famous Chan (Charlie) to mind.
Justin Chang Lire la critique complèteThe New York Times
The relocation turns out to make a big difference. The Karate Kid is very long ( 2 hours 12 minutes), dramatically thin and unevenly acted, but it was filmed almost entirely in China, mostly Beijing, and it has an unexotic, lived-in sense of place unusual in current Hollywood movies.
A. O. Scott Lire la critique complète