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Lord Rayden (Christopher Lambert) handpicks three martial artists -- federal agent Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), Shaolin monk Lui Kang (Robin Shou) and action movie sensation Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby) -- and mentors them. After intense training, Rayden transports the trio to Outworld, the site of an inter-dimensional fighting tournament. There, the three humans must defeat the demonic warriors of the evil Shang Sung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) -- or allow Sung to take over the Earth.

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Despite an effective otherwordly atmosphere and appropriately cheesy visuals, Mortal Kombat suffers from its poorly constructed plot, laughable dialogue, and subpar acting.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

It is too violent for children and too silly for anyone else.

Mar 17, 2021

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Geoff Brown

Times (UK)

Novices may find the ground rules difficult to follow, though if you cut away the baroque detail you are left with a blunt, noisy, violent fight between good and evil.

Mar 17, 2021

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

The only decent video game turned into a movie. Why? Obviously because the filmmakers have really tried to offer some eye-popping visuals that can provide the same stimuli as the video game itself.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 14, 2020

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Jae-Ha Kim

The producers of "Mortal Kombat" know that the film's strength movie is based on the actors' roundhouse kicks, not soliloquies. So it's not surprising that the sci-fi action-adventure is heavy on fight scenes and low on plot.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 27, 2023

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

The wonderful (and practical) use of a limited budget, the film's phenomenal production design, and exquisite cinematography, and the admittedly terrible application of CGI.

Oct 2, 2021

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

Time hasn't been kind to every facet of Anderson's Mortal Kombat, but its well-crafted atmospherics, heightened action, and enthusiastic cast ensure it remains one of the more spirited video game adaptations to date.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 24, 2021

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Eric My theater played the wrong movie. The 2021 version was shown. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Ben W Super fun and cheesy! Great time! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Henry C If you want a more gory take on the mortal kombat game see the 2021 adaptation if that is your type of action film this Is a really good game turned into movie film and we cannot forget the iconic soundtrack and cast Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Amir S A perfect movie for a perfect video game. You just want to shout at the top of your lungs "Mortal Kombat"!!!.Plot, characters and crazy action. Recommended for viewing. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Byron H 3/4 The best Video Game Film of all time. Well made, well acted, especially for the time (1995) when these films were frowned upon. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Joaquin R The Mortal Kombat movie is one of the greatest video game movies of all time and you can't tell me otherwise. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul W.S. Anderson Director Robin Shou Liu Kang Linden Ashby Johnny Cage Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Sonya Blade Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Shang Tsung Talisa Soto Princess Kitana

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Synopsis Lord Rayden (Christopher Lambert) handpicks three martial artists -- federal agent Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), Shaolin monk Lui Kang (Robin Shou) and action movie sensation Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby) -- and mentors them. After intense training, Rayden transports the trio to Outworld, the site of an inter-dimensional fighting tournament. There, the three humans must defeat the demonic warriors of the evil Shang Sung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) -- or allow Sung to take over the Earth.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer: Lawrence Kasanoff
Screenwriter: Kevin Droney
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.5M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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