'Mortal Kombat' Review Thread
Rotten tomatoes 56% will update til tomorrow's release
Critics concensus: Largely for fans of the source material but far from fatal(ity) flawed, Mortal Kombat revives the franchise in appropriately violent fashion.
Why so much screen time was wasted talking about a tournament at all is left unclear.
While gaming die-hards may enjoy this riff on familiar characters and kills, Kombat looks pretty rinky-dink when compared to the thrill rides Marvel cranks out on a regular basis.
This is supposed to be a world of fighters with bizarre outfits and combat abilities, but a lot of the time, the viewer will just find themselves staring at a screen that's mostly rocks.
I was entertained by Mortal Kombat more often than I wasn't, but I can't guarantee that I had the kind of good time that the filmmakers intended to create.
Bigger questions about the current state of movies can be addressed another day. For now, this is the "Mortal Kombat" fans deserve, and that's good enough.
The characters go out of their way to reach a suitably scenic backdrop for a brawl, before ripping the place apart.
A big old choppy mess that's far from the quality adaptation many hoped for, but has just enough bright spots to make it passable entertainment.
While densely packed and less serious than it takes itself, Mortal Kombat succeeds in soaring spectacle and gory fun that fully whets your appetite for more.
It does look mighty good.
Starring:
Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada
Director: Simon McQuoid
Writer: Greg Russo, Dave Callaham
Release Date (Theaters): April 23 2021 trailer
Submitted April 23, 2021 at 06:56AM by 121jigawatts https://ift.tt/3gDoePL
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