An average movie

It has been a while since I watched this flick and I thought it was time for a re-watch, this time, with Nick my step-son. Honestly, it is not really a good movie and again a step down compared to its predecessor and even more from the classic first installment. The big difference, in my opinion, was in the tone. Indeed, the first movies were actually dramas with a very few fighting scenes. Here, the focus was much more on the action scenes. As a result, for the kids, it is actually a more enjoyable installment. Indeed, the running time was shorter, there was the usual training montage and with 3 fighting scenes, there was barely anytime for any drama or character development (I'm pretty sure it is so far my step-son favorite installment). For example, even though Mr. T looked physically competent, his character was barely developed and was more a cartoon figure. Since I'm not a kid anymore, I can't say I really enjoyed this flick though. I mean, from the inspiring and uplifting drama provided by the classic first installment, this franchise became more and more oriented towards standard and pedestrian action. To conclude, it is far from being an awful movie but it was still pretty average and even though it was a success when it was released, I don't think it is really worth a look, except if you really love this franchise.

5/10