With its main aim of delivering a full-blooded cinematic version of the classic videogame franchise, this 2021 movie version certainly delivers on copious digital splatter. With MMA and superhero elements brought to the fore for the contemporary audience, the mythology of competing dimensions coming together to decide the generations-long battle for control of 'EarthWorld' feels rather simplified and thin, the acting performances will certainly not be troubling any Oscar voters' lists, and the wayward music soundtrack annoys when it suddenly veers too self-consciously into videogame-style. Nevertheless, there are merits to be found, from the nicely-mounted historical opening sequence to some contained and well-choreographed fight set pieces, sweeping location work and a deliciously freewheeling performance by Josh Lawson as the hilariously direct war-worn mercenary Kano. This may be another videogame adaptation about which it is easy to say that playing the game is more engaging than watching the film (like the recent film attempts at Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed), and Mortal Kombat 2021 rarely rises above adequate, but it passes its time in a moderately entertaining manner for its type.
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