The new Mortal Kombat movie is just barely the best MK film

The new Mortal Kombat movie is the best MK film, but just barely

By Michael Leri

The 1995 Mortal Kombat is a decent movie. It’s dumb and, as cliché as it is to say, clears the astoundingly low bar set by other video game movies, which is good enough for most people. But it’s not a particularly great film, especially when removed from the nostalgia it’s rooted in. The new 2021 Mortal Kombat film hits some of the same…

Michael Leri
Michael Leri

Michael Leri is Evolve's senior gaming editor. He prides himself on playing and finishing as many video games as he can in all sorts of genres from shooters to platformers to weird indie experiments. There's always something to learn from rolling credits and that thirst for experience and knowledge is mostly what drives him. You can find him on Twitter, Backloggd, Bluesky, and Letterboxd as @OrangeFlavored.

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