Based on a videogame series that I’m unfamiliar with, “DOA: Dead Or Alive” feels like a desperate attempt to cash-in on the success of the “Charlie’s Angels” movies. The movie features lots of girls in bikinis and not a great deal else.

In this film, the world’s best fighters journey to a small island so that they can take part into martial arts tournament. You very quickly realise that this is the same premise as the “Mortal Kombat” movie. Some of the fighters soon realise that there is something else going on and they will need to work together to save the day.

The main stars are Jaime Pressly (“Not Another Teen Movie”), Devon Aoki (“Sin City”, “2 Fast 2 Furious”) and Holly Valance (“Taken”). We get to see these women in many different bikinis with lots of shots of their cleavages. The one played by Valance at least has a little bit of personality to go along with her looks. Eric Roberts (“The Dark Knight”) plays the villain. The other characters are all forgettable. The acting in this movie is pretty atrocious and so is the dialog. The fight scenes defy every law of gravity and look pretty bad.

“DOA” is as corny as they come. As I have mentioned, there are countless shots of women in skimpy clothing and there is even a volleyball sequence. I have seen few films that are this dedicated to catering to their demographic, which is clearly adolescent males. Adolescent boys will no doubt have some fun with this film but that does not make it good. The acting is bad, the special effects are lousy, the plot is clichéd and the dialog is abysmal. However, you do get to see Valance fight a group of people while trying to put her bra on.