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The Next Karate Kid
Ralph Macchio may have departed, but at least the fourth instalment in this singularly unremarkable series could inert call on the services of Lump Morita. Even he ought to have questioned his firmness during shooting, however, as a detect of déjà vu wafted over him. Essentially, this is a case of "even so stunts, different sex", as future Oscar-champion Hilary Swank becomes Morita's prize disciple in the wake of her parents' death in a car crash. A few pre-prom prom lessons are the only pithy departure from the tried and tested chop-socky directions, although Michael Ironside is solid value as Swank's minatorial gym dominie.
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