I marked this with a spoiler, just in case i accidentally "spill" something:).
I found this movie to be surprisingly enjoyable, a decent B-movie karate flick. This movie is very much better than "Street Fighter", and while the story isn't clever or has depth, it is taken seriously, more than its hamtacular predecessor.
It's amazing to see Kristen Kreuk as Chun-Li, with some actual decent martial art skill. Of course, i'm no expert in real-life martial arts...only its cinematic counterpart. Girl got some moves here. The only big minus for me is we never see her in any skimpy outfits. I would have loved if she simply stayed in that green dress she wore in the club scene, treating that as her "battle outfit".
The rest of the cast is decent for the material, and Neal's M.Bison seems much more believable and menacing to me than Raul Julia's Cobra Commander wannabe.
If you want a simple popcorn flick with a heroine, this movie is for you. If you want a truly serious Street Fighter film exploring the mythology...its not here.
I found this movie to be surprisingly enjoyable, a decent B-movie karate flick. This movie is very much better than "Street Fighter", and while the story isn't clever or has depth, it is taken seriously, more than its hamtacular predecessor.
It's amazing to see Kristen Kreuk as Chun-Li, with some actual decent martial art skill. Of course, i'm no expert in real-life martial arts...only its cinematic counterpart. Girl got some moves here. The only big minus for me is we never see her in any skimpy outfits. I would have loved if she simply stayed in that green dress she wore in the club scene, treating that as her "battle outfit".
The rest of the cast is decent for the material, and Neal's M.Bison seems much more believable and menacing to me than Raul Julia's Cobra Commander wannabe.
If you want a simple popcorn flick with a heroine, this movie is for you. If you want a truly serious Street Fighter film exploring the mythology...its not here.