Is a good video game movie even a thing?
Three Mortal Kombat movies later, we’re still not sure. The latest film adaptation of the popular video game, released for streaming on HBO Max, is getting mixed reviews.
From a review by Karen Han, writing for
There is really only one thing that the new
Mortal Kombat has to accomplish: Dudes must fight. And on that front, the new movie, directed by Simon McQuoid, and out on Friday, absolutely delivers. No, there’s not that much else going on, but there doesn’t need to be. The whole point of a
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NEW YORK (CNS) The problems with Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros.) go well beyond off-kilter spelling.
In fact, director Simon McQuoid s feature debut a reboot adaptation of a series of video games previously brought to the big screen via a couple of movies dating from the mid-1990s is, by turns, brutal, ponderous and silly.
Working from a script by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, McQuoid charts the exploits of Cole Young (Lewis Tan), a mixed martial arts fighter whose languishing career becomes the least of his problems after he gets mixed up in a prolonged cosmic smackdown. The struggle pits the underdog forces of planet Earth against those of a realm called Outworld.
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Mortal Kombat Is Hollywood’s Latest Disappointing Action Film Vulture.com 2 days ago
Hollywood has forgotten what to do with the human body.
This truth has seeped into every genre of film today. Musicals lack wit and the understanding that more than just the face can tell a story. Superhero flicks and IP franchises retain an unfortunate stranglehold on the industry but make legible the utter sexlessness in American cinema as a whole. This year’s
Mortal Kombat adaptation which dropped simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max last Friday is another paltry reminder that Hollywood has abandoned the sincere pleasure action films provide: pointing a camera at a person in motion to showcase their beauty and savagery.
Spelling problems aside, ‘Mortal Kombat’ is brutal, ponderous, silly
This is the movie poster for Mortal Combat. The Catholic News Service classification is O morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association rating is R restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. (CNS photo/Warner Bros.)
By John Mulderig • Catholic News Service • Posted April 30, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) The problems with “Mortal Kombat” (Warner Bros.) go well beyond off-kilter spelling.
In fact, director Simon McQuoid’s feature debut a reboot adaptation of a series of video games previously brought to the big screen via a couple of movies dating from the mid-1990s is, by turns, brutal, ponderous and silly.