An entertaining little early 90s 'The Karate Kid' knock-off. Way more enjoyable, and competent than I expected. Billy Blanks plays the Mr Miyagi role. Patrick Kilpatrick in the John Kreese role. Christine Taylor in the Alli Mills role. Then you have a scene stealing Brion James wandering the school grounds berating students as the deputy principal and Linda Dona seductively toying around.
The formulaic plot provides the usual cheesy goods. Including a new kid (Kenn Scott) in town who gets beaten up by the school bullies, falls for the girlfriend (Taylor) of the hot-headed leader, and gets help from the school janitor (Blanks) which leads to a couple training montages before the big final clash involving illegal underground fighting. Saving the best for last between Blanks and a psychotic Kilpatrick, which their characters share an unforgettable past. The fight scenes are well-staged, which is no shock with the director's other work (Best of the Best 1&2). However the best moments, which shouldn't surprise, always involved Blanks.
The formulaic plot provides the usual cheesy goods. Including a new kid (Kenn Scott) in town who gets beaten up by the school bullies, falls for the girlfriend (Taylor) of the hot-headed leader, and gets help from the school janitor (Blanks) which leads to a couple training montages before the big final clash involving illegal underground fighting. Saving the best for last between Blanks and a psychotic Kilpatrick, which their characters share an unforgettable past. The fight scenes are well-staged, which is no shock with the director's other work (Best of the Best 1&2). However the best moments, which shouldn't surprise, always involved Blanks.