Review of Mortal Kombat (2021) by Resin1 — 24 Apr 2021

Mortal Kombat definitely tries to provide a storyline similar but at the same time they also try and get themselves away from the original Mortal Kombat storyline. First of all, the action is AMAZING. While it didn't exactly exceed my expectations, my expectation for the action was very high. Each character keeps their moves from the games, so its great to see them come back and with an actual budget unlike the 1995 movie. The kills in this movie are awesome as well, and to me the action is just the highlight of this movie. I also loved how faithful the kills stayed to the characters fatalities, like how Kung Lao killing Nitara is just like Lao's fatality in the game, and I love that. However as most people complain about, the plot is too different. Instead of Shang Tsung hosting a tournament, as Earth realm has to choose its best to keep their planet from being invaded by the Outworld, the tournament never even happens...its just a battle of who can kill whos champions before the tournament even starts. While this was obviously done to avoid Earth realms champions dying (other than Lao), it can still disappoint you at times. The movie does characters and casting VERY well though, the actors are fantastic and make you interested in them at times. They also change the characters up very well. Kano as most people say is the best character in the movie, or its just me. Kano will make you laugh, and its hard not to laugh at his lines. However I really wished that his death was done better, instead of being stabbed by something just like that. Blade is better, and compared to the 1995 movie Sub-Zero is given WAYYYY more time and is an entertaining villain in his fights. While Scorpion is only in for the first part (and eventually comes back to fight and kill Sub-Zero), hes still a solid character and I love his actor. But the obvious problem everyone will point out is Cole Young, who shares heritage with Sub-Zero. I thought they were going to have him turn into Scorpion or some **** but he just comes off as bland as times, like he's the main character in some Wattpad fan-fiction, as much as I hate saying it, because his weapons are cool as all hell. I'd say characters are an upgrade from the 1995 movie, costume design for SURE...but its hard to compare a big-budget film to a film like 1995 MK.

Finally I'd just give Mortal Kombat an 8/10. It's the start of a series of movies, and I think its a solid start. While there are some flaws with the plot, the soundtrack being a bit TOO forgettable, its not a bad movie. And I recommend it to action and fans of blood.