Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Coming back to the world of Mortal Kombat after the crazy cliffhanger ending of the first film, I had heard that this film was not as good as the first one. Going into it, I definitely agree with that sentiment, yet I still had fun.

The story is practically non-existent. It basically goes something like this: Raiden good, Shao Khan bad. I will admit that this movie was similar to the last one, with it just being action scene after action scene, except with less story to hold them together.

The acting is at times cheesy and at other times terrible. The performance of Raiden in this one was...lacking. I felt Christopher Lambert from the first one gave him an appropriately mysterious and yet powerful personality. James Remar, on the other hand, just seemed bored the whole time.

The action scenes varied from forgettable to alright, and they definitely didn't have the same impact as the first one. In fact, none of this movie had as much impact as the first one to me. I felt the film was watchable if very poorly made, and I wouldn't suggest this because this is really the diet soda version of the previous Mortal Kombat film. After this film, I'm glad they decided to reboot it last year.

The next movie I plan on reviewing is based on perhaps one of the most famous female video game characters of all time: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

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