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Karate Kid and the Body Swap

 Friday: Karate Kid: Legends (2025)

       Li moves to New York City with his mom from China. They are starting a new life after a tragedy. Li trained to fight kung fu with Mr. Han in China. He promised to give it up in NYC. He meets Mia, who's family owns a pizza place. Soon they become close. Mia's dad, Victor, used to be a boxer. Victor is in debt and thinks if he can win a fight he can use the money to pay off his debt. After seeing Li fight he asks Li to train him. Li agrees. He gets sucked back into the fighting world and enters a karate competition. He needs help. Mr. Han shows up and enlists the help of Daniel LaRusso. Together they help Li get ready for the competition. I thought this movie was alright. A little predictable but still enjoyable. 

Saturday: Your Name. (2016)

       Mitsuha wakes up feeling weird in her own body. All day people tell her how strange she was acting the day before. She has no memory of it. Just strange dreams. Then the next day she wakes up in the body of a boy, Taki, living in Tokyo. With no other choice she has to go about the day as Taki. Going to his school and job. Slowly Mitusha and Taki realized they are swapping bodies. Without a way to fix it they just to their best to not mess up anything for the other person. Finally they decide to meet in person, which just makes everything more complicated. This movie is good. I've been trying to watch it for awhile, but had trouble finding a way to watch it. I was able to check it out from the library. It is by the same filmmaker as Suzume and Weathering with You. The animation is beautiful. Also there is a twist.

Sunday: Deep Cover (2025)

        Kat teaches an improve class. She has struggled to find work as an actress. One day she is approached by a cop. He wants to hire her and two other improve actors to go undercover. Her choices are limited. She chooses Marlon and Hugh. Marlon believes himself to be a serious actor. His overacting cost him jobs. Hugh is new to the class and joins to become more confident. The cop sends them to catch criminals selling illegal cigarettes. The situation gets escalated and they end up getting a meeting with one of the higher ups in a criminal organization. They have no choice but to keep going. The three actors go deeper and deeper into the organization unsure how they will get out. I thought this movie was alright.

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