Again, this is proof that movies based on videogames never really work. To be fair to “Mortal Kombat”, this is actually not that bad and for a long time, this one was probably the best videogame adaptation out there.

In “Mortal Kombat”, Liu Kang (Robin Shou “Beverly Hills Ninja”), Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby) and Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson “Billy Madison”) are three warriors that must enter a fierce tournament known as ‘Mortal Kombat’. They must fight for the Earth realm so the evil Shang Tsung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa “Pearl Harbour”) and his legion of monstrous villains cannot transform the planet into a chaotic nightmare. Now, these three will need all the physical and mental strength to combat the likes of Sub-Zero and the four-armed creature Goro.

The acting in this film is not good. None of the three heroic warriors prove to be entertaining. Christopher Lambert (“Fortress”, “Highlander”) is really bad as Raiden because he does nothing. Lambert was only selected for films such as “Highlander” because of his fighting abilities and not because of his acting (he could barely speak English) so why not have him do some fighting in here? Scorpion and Sub-Zero are both done well as they don’t talk. Shang Tsung is pretty fun. Kano is rubbish though. Goro is really bad as although he looks menacing at first, he’s designed really badly and they actually have him speak so any mystery he had goes away faster than a speeding bullet.

The fight scenes in “Mortal Kombat” are surprisingly good but don’t expect them to be as bloody as the battles in the videogames. The acting in “Mortal Kombat” is lousy, the special effects look incredibly weak and the plot is average at best. It’s surprising a videogame with little to no plot has actually made for one of the better videogame adaptations I’ve seen so far and I’ve seen a lot of them.