Liu Kang’s fire-bending and Kabal’s teleporting style of fighting felt right at home on the screen. Goro may not have had a whole lot of screen time, but he looked great. The visuals in this film are breathtaking. McQuoid spared no expense with CGI and special effects and it showed. The never-ending banter and sharp one-liners never stopped. He is legitimately hilarious and comes across as extremely comfortable in the role. The Earth crew is led by newbie on the block Cole Young (Lewis Tan), and is flanked by Jax Briggs (Mechad Brooks), Sonya Blade (Jesica McNamee), Kano (Josh Lawson), Liu Kang (Lundi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang) and the thunder god himself, Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) as they face off against Shang Tsung’s (Chin Han) outworlders Mileena (Sisi Stringer), Kabal (Daniel Nelson) Nitara (Mel Jarnson), General Reiko (Nathan Jones), and Goro. In fact, I could have used the introduction of a few extra characters if I’m being selfish. While there quite a variety of fighters introduced, the storyline was never lost or felt bogged down. As a fan of the video games it was a lot of fun seeing the different characters popping up here and there. There has to be something that anchors this film and the human element is just that.Īlmost instantly after the opening scene, we are quickly introduced to a wide variety of classic Mortal Kombat characters as well as a new character. I mean, we can’t have all blood, guts, and gore here. Not only are we getting a quick origin story for Scorpion and his rivalry with Sub-Zero, but we are also given an insight into the human element that will play a major role in the movie as a whole. The decision of introducing arguably the two most iconic characters of the franchise was a genius move. The visuals are spectacular, the action is brutal and gruesome and instantly showcases why this movie is worthy of the hard-R rating. The fateful encounter between Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) and Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) not only sets the tone for what is to come, but is also worth the price of admission alone. The first seven minutes of Mortal Kombat (which was released earlier this week) simply delivered. This movie may not be perfect, but it does an excellent job in bringing together the aspects of a kick-ass martial arts movie and the classic tropes of the beloved arcade classic.
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