You could make the case that it's trying to capitalize on the success of much more popular movies like the Karate Kid franchise but there's plenty of action in it to separate itself. My admiration of TJ Roberts' fighting skills and its shlocky 90's flavour of teen melodrama has me hooked on it.
Have you ever seen A Dangerous Place?
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Jigsaw and I recently discussed this movie: