Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to as Grandpa, for the summer. Mori is a highly skilled in the fields of Martial arts and Ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques. After an organized crime ring proves to be too much for the FBI, it's time for the 3 brother NINJAS! To use their martial arts skills, they team up to battle the crime ring and outwit some very persistent kidnappers!
Can the trio use their ninja secrets to escape? Will granddad defeat the gun-runner in hand-to-hand combat? If you can't guess the answers to these questions you are under 11 and will absolutely love this film.
– Nigel Kendall,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Director Jon Turtletaub and editor David Rennie keep things zipping along.
– Joseph McBride,
Variety,
27 Mar 2009
rotten:
The movie is saddled with a junky visual style, haphazard editing and occasional out-of-focus shots.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
16 Jun 2014
rotten:
A miserable ripoff of The Karate Kid.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jun 2014
fresh:
A lively, good-looking kiddie action comedy best left to those under 10.