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In 17
th century Japan, Hanzo Hasashi (Hiroyuki Sanada) has come home to a peaceful life with his family. That is soon interrupted when his nemesis Bi-Han (Joe Taslim) arrives to wipe out every living member of Hanzoâs family, ending in a deadly martial arts duel between these two ninja assassins. Bi-Han believes himself to be victorious, sending Hanzo to his death. However, Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) arrives on a stream of lightning (looking like a character out of John Carpenterâs
Big Trouble in Little China) to take the hidden infant daughter of Hanzo to safety.
Flash forward to present day, and we meet Cole Young (Lewis Tan), a washed-up MMA fighter trying o support his family on occasional $200 fights at the local boxing gym. After losing another match one evening, Cole and his family find themselves under attack from Bi-Han, who now calls himself Sub-Zero, until they run into former Special Forces Major Jackson âJaxâ Briggs (Mehcad Brooks
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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.