Mortal Kombat

Aside from boring villains and silly exposition (much of which makes no sense), this gory action fantasy flick packs a punch, thanks to likable heroes and great-looking, slick action.

Aside from boring villains and silly exposition (much of which makes no sense), this gory action fantasy flick packs a punch, thanks to likable heroes and great-looking, slick action. A reboot of the widely panned 1995 film—which, like this one, was based on the long-running series of video games—"Mortal Kombat" is that rare thing: a video-game movie that...

Review excerpt from Common Sense Media.