Samin Haider, left, a migrant from Pakistan, and his cousin Saqlain Sayed, pose for a portrait in Panama City, Monday, March 10, 2025, after being deported from the United States, detained for weeks in a Panamanian immigration camp, and released on a temporary humanitarian visa allowing a 30‑day stay. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
But the movie’s earnestness carries it through these less smooth moments. So does the cast. Any opportunity to see Freeman or Harris, still at the top of their games, is a chance to be treasured. Freeman is typically sage and Harris characteristically fiery. But the leads are even better. Morales is at her finest as a cynical soldier, devoted to her friend but little else. And with compelling poise, Martin-Green (“The Walking Dead”) carries a movie that at times can feel scattershot but never not sincere.“My Dead Friend Zoe,” a Briarcliff Entertainment release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for language. Running time: 101 minutes. Three stars out of four.
This story has been updated to correct the names of the actors playing Zoe and Merit.Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact thathas nothing to say is all the more disappointing.
One of the most interesting aspects of the original “The Karate Kid” and its early sequels is Mr. Miyagi’s radical proclivity for mercy, often mistaken for cowardice by those around him. He doesn’t just teach Daniel (Ralph Macchio) how to fight. He teaches him a subversive way of living, and, in doing so, becomes a kind of father figure to the fatherless boy.As is often the case, it seems the spirit of the franchise was lost somewhere in the creation of an entire universe — including six films and six seasons
Although “Karate Kid: Legends” does eventually allude to this philosophy of compassion, it lacks both the heart and grit of those earlier films. It’s neither entertaining, nor thought-provoking, which makes one wonder whether this was solely a means of capitalizing on the renewed audience the franchise boasts thanks to “Cobra Kai.”
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