Mortal Kombat

1995

PG-13

1h 41m

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5.9/10

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For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes.

Directors

Paul W. S. Anderson

Writers

Kevin Droney(screenplay by)

Stars

Robin Shou

Linden Ashby

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

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Robin Shou

Liu Kang

Linden Ashby

Johnny Cage

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Sonya Blade

Lord Raiden

Shang Tsung

Princess Kitana

Kano

Scorpion

Sub-Zero

Reptile

Goro (uncredited)

Jax Briggs

Chan

Grandfather

Art Lean

Kano Gunman (uncredited)

John Fujioka

Chief Priest

Peter Jason

Master Boyd

Directors

Paul W. S. Anderson

Writers

Kevin Droney(screenplay by)

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5/10

So, after years of lethal "Mortal Kombat" competition "Outworld" is poised to complete it's tenth victory over "Earthrealm" entitling it to take it over. It falls to defender "Rayden" (Christopher Lambert) to recruit three warriors who might just be able to thwart the ambitions of his nemesis - the sorcerer "Shang Tsung" (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa). The three he selects would not have been the obvious choice. "Liu Kang" (Robin Shou) and "Sonya Blade" (Bridgette Sampras) are driven by the need for vengeance of their own whilst the outwardly shallow "Johnny Cage" (Linden Ashby) is an actor just out to prove there is more to him than his acting. Can they defeat the champions of "Outworld" and their own demons? It is only 100 minutes long, this - but somehow it seems so much longer. The story takes far too long to get going, the character establishment introduces us to three people that have axes to grind, but they are not particularly interesting or characterful - and neither is their dialogue. The nature of the fight scenes is repetitive and shows a startling lack of imagination as does the really drawn-on look of the special effects. Lambert makes only the briefest of appearances as the guru in the white suit; indeed the star of the show is probably Tagawa who hams up wonderfully as the baddie. The narrative does try to combine action, adventure and mysticism - but neither the writer nor the director have anything like enough flair to make this anything other than a predictable, candle-lit, martial arts flop.

Geronimo196715 Jun, 2022