Both parents wanted their son's next major role to fit his abilities and they decided to produce an updated version of The Karate Kid, the smash teen hit in 1984. Jaden's mother is actress Jada Pinkett Smith (currently starring in TNT's "Hawthorne"). I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a great coming of age movie or likes a good Karate action movie.Īfter Jaden Smith completed his role in The Pursuit of Happyness along side his mega-hit father Will Smith, it was assured that Jaden had the chops to join the family business.
Jaden Smith, who also starred in The Pursuit of Happyness and The Day the Earth Stood Still gives another good performance and is showing that he can become a great actor. However since the movie is all about the boy, that is understandable. Jackie Chan gives a good performance in this film but there is (in my opinion) not enough of him fighting in this one. There are some differences but they are minor to the plot. The movie follows pretty much along the lines of the original film where the young boy meets a girl and the girls relatives are all against their being together. Han agrees to help Dre learn to defend himself and compete in the local Karate tournament. Han (Jackie Chan) who is the maintenance man at the apartments where he lives and after a couple of fights Mr.
Henson) move to China for her work and Dre has trouble adjusting to the new lifestyle and getting along with the local boys. Jackie Chan stars in this remake of the 1984 hit movie.ĭre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother, Sherry (Taraji P.
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