- SUBTITLE
- Test Your Might
- RUNTIME
- 1 hr 41 mins
- GENRE
- Science-Fiction/Fantasy
- SYNOPSIS
- This film adaptation of the wildly popular video game comes complete with dazzling special effects and plenty of martial arts action. The plot revolves around a tournament that pits evil against... This film adaptation of the wildly popular video game comes complete with dazzling special effects and plenty of martial arts action. The plot revolves around a tournament that pits evil against good. The sinister team, led by the vile sorcerer Shang Tsung, includes the ice-wielding Sub-Zero, the serpent-like Reptile, and the gigantic, four-armed, muscle-bound mutant Goro. The good guys are led by Lord Rayden, who uses electricity as a weapon. His pupils include martial arts expert Liu Kang, vain movie star and karate expert Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade, a task-force commando who KNOWS how to kick some butt. Adding to the tension is the fact that whichever team wins 10 Kombat tournaments in a row will rule the Earth. And Shang Tsung's demonic team has won the last nine.
- STARRING
- Christopher Lambert, Talisa Soto, Lyndon Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bridgette Wilson, Robin Shou
- DIRECTOR
- Paul Anderson
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Johny Cage
- LIGHTING AND SPECIAL EFFECTS
- Raiden
- RATING
- PG-13 for ludicrous plot holes and horrible acting
- ESRB RATING
- M for unbelievable martial art technique
24
% (9 reviews total)
Delightfully horrible. When the overseer of the island tournament throws out catch phrases from the retro arcade game, you can't help but to cringe in delight.
Kelly Dunn
existentialsmut.com
cheesy but still, kick ass
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is
Like watching a lot of sweaty fist fights while trapped in the world's loudest night club.
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
If the movie Mortal Kombat were a character in a Mortal Kombat video game, its special maneuver would be to climb on its opponent's shoulders and defecate on his head.
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
What it's missing, ironically, is the edge that's made Mortal Kombat the video game such a powerful icon in American pop culture.
Bryant Frazer
Deep Focus
The movie that most nearly approximates a video game: lots of action, no plot, eye-catching computer effects and a dollop of violence.
Sean Means
Film.com
Hopeless? Oh yes. It's hopeless alright. Mondo hopeless.
Oz
Hollywood Slap
MOOOORTAAAAAL KOOOOMBAAAATTT!!!
Roger Ebert
Hollywood Movie Review
Get over here.
Scorpion
Island Battle Front
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