Movie Review - Street Fighter
“Street Fighter” actually kicks off having a lot of fun with the source material. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, and it lets us see these goofy video-game characters materialize into real people (Ken Masters, especially, is quite a hoot). It’s energetic, colorful — and you get to see a lot of the famous fight moves from the video game.
But after about 30 minutes, the dreaded PLOT really starts kicking in, and the comedy starts to wear off. The neon colors start to burn into your eyeballs, and the over-caffeinated stimulus of it all really takes its toll. Why is everyone screaming?
There’s way too much story for this kind of movie, and it has absolutely no business being two hours long. And my God, it’s just so loud!
Although it does a good job of personalizing these one-note characters from the game, it overstayed its welcome and just wore this particular viewer down.
(And if you, like me, HATE the song “What’s Up?” from the band 4 Non Blondes, buckle up, buttercup. Gonna be a long two hours.)
Grade: C
| Rated: | PG-13 Brief Smoking, Bloody Images, Violence/Action, Partial Nudity, Sexual References, Strong Language |
| Genres: | Action, Fantasy |
| USA release date: | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Movie length: | 119 minutes |
| Starring: | Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, Callina Liang, Joe Anoa'i |
| Director: | Kitao Sakurai |
| Writer(s): | T.J. Fixman, Kitao Sakurai |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United States |
Plot
In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!
In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!
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