Mortal Kombat
Directed by Simon McQuoid6.155%85%
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
Cast of Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat Ratings & Reviews
- jackmeat5d agoMy quick rating - 6.3/10. There are some movies that are clearly going to appeal to a certain audience. This is a great example since if you are unfamiliar with the game and its "universe," then this movie will be nothing more than a martial arts fest with some special effects thrown in. Oh, well, that is exactly what it is anyway. So, writing unbiased and not as a fan, this is a story about an MMA fighter who has to team up with some of the greatest fighters to save Earth from the evil outworld attackers. Strangely, this movie does a very good job of telling the stories that are involved with Sub-Zero and Scorpion quite well. This is all still based on a tournament that happens once a generation, where fighters have to go one-on-one to establish the fate of the world. The fighting sequences in this flick are done very well; there is no doubt about that one. Now I won't get carried away since this is still exactly what it is supposed to be, a popcorn flick. Sure for us fans, they did a favor in getting into the story a bit more, and possibly a disservice by adding a character considering there are already a crap ton of them in the first place. Huge fans will be pissed since some are missed. A casual action movie fan will be impressed that a video game movie delivers the goods, especially if they have seen the previous efforts of bringing it to the big screen. I enjoyed the 1995 version slightly less than this one, if that helps. (Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was such a bomb, it has left a bad taste in anyone's mouth). But as far as comparison, this is for sure the one to check out. More attention to detail, far better directing and camerawork. I don't mention acting since, really? Enjoy it for what it is, and don't expect it to be anything more than that.
- XXBlackMothXXMay 3, 2025As a big fan of the games, I loved this movie, it has some of my favourite characters from the games, and I thought the story was good. Next one is the tournament!
- Hipster ZOMBIEApril 1, 2025I love the Mortal Kombat video game series and the original film hold a special place in my heart. However, this 2021 remake tries really too hard to be dark and gritty and doesn’t know how to have fun. The film also suffers from spending waaaay too much time trying establish a new character, Cole Young, who is bland and doesn’t really do much for the story. Also, where is the tournament?!? The entire film builds up to the tournament only to make us wait for it in a sequel? The fight scenes are overall decent but in a world where we have movie like “The Raid” I expect more from a live action MK film. A lot more.
- pearson858June 19, 2025Not bad but hoping Mortal Kombat 2 is better. Excited for Kitana.
- Rob FlickMarch 30, 2025Great movie! A must watch for Mortal Kombat fans!!
