If you've ever watched The Karate Kid and thought that instead of the All-Valley Tournament, the movie should have switched tactics and jumped into Mr. Miyagi's ( Pat Morita ) mysterious past, then definitely reach for the 2022 action thriller As Good as Dead . It's the perfect watch for fans of '90s B-action movies, but modernized with a sprinkle of advanced, schlocky, off-the-grid technology. R. Ellis Frazier' s directorial feature also mixes this with the heart of a mentor-mentee relationship and the backdrop of a trapped teen yearning for a better life. If Mr. Miyagi's past came knocking in the modern age of technological gimmicks, As Good as Dead is exactly what we would get .

'As Good as Dead' Flips the Mentor-Mentee Dynamic

Here, Mr. Miyagi's wise and skilled

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