STREET FIGHTER: CHUN-LI Review

O, man.. if there’s an Razzie Award category for the worst game-based movie of the year, it should go to STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI, I mean I kid you not.. I don’t even know what idiot would think this could make it well on the big screen. This should’ve been a… direct-to-trash can movie. The only good thing about it is Kristin Kreuk and you can’t help but feel sad that she’s associated herself with this poor excuse for a reboot. I wanted to hit my head into a wall repeatedly, it’s that awful.

Powerful forces are converging on the streets of Bangkok. They are warriors, some of whom possess extraordinary abilities, all of whom are determined to see their side prevail. Some fight for us; the others for unlimited power. Now, they are preparing for the ultimate battle – of terror versus beauty, light versus darkness, and good versus evil.
The forces of darkness are led by Bison (Neal McDonough), a crime boss of seemingly limitless power, and whose past holds a shocking secret. Bison’s syndicate, Shadaloo, is taking over the slums of the Thai capital, a task overseen by Balrog (Michael Clarke Duncan), a massively built enforcer and killer. Also in Bison’s employ is the assassin Vega (Taboo, of the group The Black Eyed Peas), a masked talon-wielding warrior, whose weapon is tailor-made for slashing and stabbing attacks. Bison’s attache is the beautiful but deadly Cantana (Josie Ho).

Kristin Kreuk is a cutie, no doubt. That fair complexion and smooth legs and big hazel eyes and her long exotic dark hair, she’s a goddess to behold but she is not chun-li. And this movie’s attempt to make her Chun-Li is pathetic, every effort fails and what you get is a hilarity guaranteed to make you shake your head in embarrassment. I hate the narration.. why the hell do they have to make her narrate the story?! And sometimes it would come in the most unnecessary moments ever… she goes to an Internet Cafe and she says ‘I know now that I have to do some research’.. do we really need her explaining that?! That scene could’ve gone just fine without her rambling.

Neil McDonough is not too shabby as a bad guy but once again, he’s not much a Bison as Michael Clarke Dunken is a Balroq, who also by the way will get you to wonder.. “didn’t he get nominated for Oscar for The Green Mile? What has happened to him?!’
Don’t even get me started with the story.. the only action scene worth enjoying is the beginning parts, after that it goes downhill for some reason. Nothing exciting about the fight choreography, They make it seem too easy to beat Vega. Fans of the video game will not be satisfied by this re-imagining.

Very slow-paced, countless inconsistencies, terrible acting, crappy direction and it’s downright ridiculous in all levels. Typically, when somebody blows up your house with an RPG and you’re in it when it happens.. you won’t survive.. but nope, this movie is so far fetched,.. you can come out of the disaster unharmed.
The dialogue is cheesy especially the lines said by Chris Klein playing Nash. What the hell is up with his character anyway?! He’s cocky but in a very unrealistic way, he overdoes it and it comes off laughable. Moon Bloodgood is drop dead gorgeous, especially when she bends down to talk to you and her cleavage all up in your face but she’s as terrible as Chris Klein is and their supposedly detective work is sh*tty and unorganized

After watching this, you will lose faith in game-based movies and there’s no way of reviving it.
The movie’s ending tries to give you a hint that there might be a sequel but I hope to heaven above that somebody up there would listen to my prayer and stop any effort of making this into a new franchise. God help us all.

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