This was painful to watch. I've always loved Don the Dragon Wilson. There's no doubt that he's a legend. But having him in this movie was more of a gimmick rather than an addition to the plot. Bad acting and confusing plot lines abound in The Martial Arts Kid. The main character steals another person's girlfriend, then beats up a guy for breaking a locket and we're supposed to be sympathetic towards him? If anything, it's our so-called hero who is the "bad guy". I was really shocked by all the critics who have praised this movie. It is without a doubt one of the worst movie I've ever seen.
Plot summary
Robbie Oakes is a delinquent who has acted out after his mother's death. Tired of his antics, his grandmother sends him to Cocoa Beach, Florida to live with his Aunt Cindy and Uncle Glen. On his first night, he meets Rina at a local convenience store but is bullied by her boyfriend Bo. After school the next day he meets Cindy at her beach-side restaurant, where another bully confronts them. Cindy reveals her martial-arts skills and Robbie, deciding to turn his life around, turns to Glen to teach him martial arts to learn to defend himself and start that change. As his attitude truly changes, he still must contend with Bo, especially after Rina decides to date Robbie. Things come to a head when Bo's martial-arts teacher Kaine is revealed to be an old friend of Glen's, but their difference in what martial arts is about makes them enemies. When Bo bullies Rina, Robbie has had enough and decides to do something once and for all.
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A waste of time
Horrible
This movie was bad even at made for TV standards. The acting is atrocious, the story line predictable and every single character lacks substance.
Worst movie....ever.
Awful acting, rip-off story of Karate Kid, poor direction. Your eyes and ears will burn from the crappiness of this "film" Give it a HUGE skip.