Jaden Smith is ready to strike gold at the box office with the remake of 'The Karate Kid.'

With Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson guiding him, the film brings martial arts to the forefront of the action genre and becomes an enjoyable family filled entertainment!

Unlike the original 1984 film, Dre Parker (played by Smith) is not defenseless as Ralph Macchio's character was. Having to move from Detroit to China with his mom (played by Henson) because she got a job transfer is a big change. For one thing, he's not well versed in the language, and his charm and wit doesn't work with everyone he meets.

After settling in, Dre goes over to the park to play basketball and tries to impress a local Chinese girl with his charm. When another local bullies the girl and Dre tries to defend her honor, he finds that whatever fighting skills he learned in the past are clearly no match here. Nearly beaten to a pulp, Dre goes home to hides his black eye with his mother's makeup when it's time to go to school.

When school bullies make Dre uncomfortable in the foreign land, enters the maintenance man Mr. Han (played by Chan). Han saves Dre from another beating and offers to teach him kung fu, but if only for defense. First, Dre must learn to be respectful to his mother and disciplined. Instead of the classic line, "Wax on, wax off," we get "jacket on, jacket off."

Han is also battling his own demons, and together both teacher and pupil will have to carry their challenges to the tournament that Han entered Dre in. If Dre can defeat his bullies there, his insecurities will go away.

With the original being a favorite among many, the storyline is nothing new to report. While it's predictable from start to finish, what draws you in is Jaden's performance. He's charming, funny, and athletic, which is the key for the film. At the age of 11 and the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the kid had a bright and prosperous future ahead for him.

Jackie Chan fans may be a bit disappointed that Chan is relegated to a supporting role here, and that his martial arts skills aren't used to the max, but for others, they will appreciate than Chan is doing something other than the comedy films ('The Spy Next Door') he's done lately. His lone fight scene is better here than most of the action films recently released.

At a running time of over two hours, the film could have used some trimming. While Macchio had a love interest in the original, he was a teenager. Smith didn't need one here.

Overall, with both Chan and Smith's appeal, this reboot is a charming crowd pleaser.