The Best Scenes in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ Are Its First and Last

I have been looking forward to Karate Kid: Legends before we even knew what Karate Kid: Legends was. The film was announced in 2022 but it took more than a year after that for the news to break that both Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan would star, combining the past, present, and future of the franchise. Macchio’s inclusion also assured that the story would have to link in some way to the hit Netflix show Cobra Kai, which was great because the movie seemingly existed in large part due to the show’s popularity. Well now, almost three years since its announcement, the film is finally here, and I was supremely disappointed. There were good ideas in there, and a strong chance of sending The Karate Kid off in a fun new direction. But for the most part, the film fumbles all of that. In the end, I was left only excited about two things in the movie—the beginning and the end. The beginning of Karate Kid: Legends is maddening because it sets such high expectations for what’s to come, but never ... Read full article.