'Mortal Kombat' Commits to the Video Game's Violence and Style

A truly great video game adaptation is something akin to a unicorn in that it doesn't exist no matter how many times we sing Bryan Ferry's "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" into our pillow. There are fun ones (Monster Hunter, 2020), atmospheric ones (Silent Hill, 2006), and Uwe Boll ones (too many to list), but great ones? It's apparently a nut too tough to crack. That said, the latest attempt to bring Mortal Kombat to the screen might just be the best of the bunch. It's creatively violent, smartly stylish, and surprisingly funny at times, so yeah, you'll want to get over there.