Karate Kid does Gymnastics

Rating: 5/10 (30 March 2007)

While I found this to be a reasonably enjoyable movie, it was so much like Karate Kid that I was amused more than touched. The bathroom cleaning scene and the leaf-sweeping were reminiscent of Karate Kid. I kept waiting for Socrates to call Danny "Grasshopper."
The characters were quite forgettable because they were never fully developed. The potential for deep understanding of the characters was never tapped. A movie of this genre should leave the viewers with the impression they know the people in the situations. Characters that become real to the viewers will also have an impact on them.
You could do worse in choosing a movie. It's uplifting and encouraging, has some good spots; but could have been so much better than it is.