Ralph Macchio

The minor miracle of My Cousin Vinny is that—though the picture never scores any guffaws, the villains remain off-screen, and the conclusion is never in doubt—the movie's full two-hour running time passes so breezily.

There's a TV-movie quality to The Karate Kid Part II, which too often plays like "a very special episode"...

The Karate Kid brought something fresh to the table and proved exceptionally skilled at reaching its adolescent audience.

Reenactment cinema...On balance, Hitchcock is about as entertaining and as trustworthy as a tabloid.