Mortal Kombat

— Maybe I’m just the wrong demographic, but this just film just didn't appeal to me. Of course, I have two strikes against me: I’m not a gamer and I’m not lured by vivid violence. I also am not sure a fantasy fighting video game moves very easily to film. It just seems like plot and character development aren’t very similar in the two genres. In any event, the film is laboriously rich in violence, shimmering in the guise of some mythic confrontation between good and evil. It’s a rather dull fantasy on steroids and not worth the hype. [HBO Max streaming.]

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[2021. 110 min. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Starring Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, and Josh Lawson.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mortal-kombat-movie-review-2021