Mortal Kombat was released in 2021 during Covid-19. It was released in theaters and on streaming simultaneously. Based on the popular video game series, the movie sees Earth’s Greatest Champions team up against enemies from Outworld to save the universe. The movie stars Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks, Matilda Kimber, Laura Brent, Ludi Lin, Max Huang, Tadanobu Asano, Chin Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada.  

I enjoyed Mortal Kombat a lot. I thought it was a lot of fun. I never played the games, but I am aware of the basic concept of the games. I thought the movie was well done. It seemed to capture the spirit of the games including the violence level. The movie is very bloody and bloody fantastic. It also did a good job at setting up the characters and the world. The cast does a solid job.

The movie looks great. While watching it I couldn’t help but wonder what it would have been like to have watched the movie in IMAX. It would have been a cool experience to see this on the big screen.

The movie does set up a sequel. Mortal Kombat 2 was announced shortly after this was released. Mortal Kombat 2 has completed filming but currently does not have a release date. The movie is a good length. It clocks in a little under two hours. It was just the right length. It was not too short, but it was not too long. It didn’t drag. It had a good pace. The movie got right into the action at the beginning. The movie is action packed throughout and the fight scenes are impressive.

Mortal Kombat is an awesome action-packed movie that is a lot of fun. It has a great cast and cool action scenes. I am looking forward to seeing Mortal Kombat 2 and where it goes next.