Movie Review for Mortal Kombat: The Annihilation

Summary: A band of fearless fighters have defeated the evil warlords from Outworld in the life-or-death tournament called Mortal Kombat, saving Earth from destruction for another generation. But just as they rejoice in their victory, the passage to Outworld is ripped open by the Emperor called Shao-Kahn who declares that he is coming in person with his extermination squads to conquer and eliminate anything that stands in his way. The warriors have to depend on their own courage and initiative to stop the destructive onslaught.

                         Reviews of Mortal Kombat: The Annihilation
By Marjorie Baumgarten of Austin Chronicle (8/0)
            You know that when an acting joke like Christopher Lambert won't even return for the sequel, some...

By Bob Heisler of Los Angeles Times (8/0)
            Quite serious, charmless and critic-proof.

By James Berardinelli of ReelViews (8/0)
            It's just an excuse for a series of tedious, repetitious fight scenes that have been staged with ...

By Peter Stack of San Francisco Chronicle (8/0)
            Its dazzling special effects make its combatants flip and fly, spin and soar, all the while punch...

By Daniel M. Kimmel of Variety (8/0)
            Pic consists largely of choppily edited fight scenes (usually involving somersaults and back flip...

By Dwayne E. Leslie of Boxoffice Magazine (4/4) No reference
            As far as the plot, the repetitive bombardment of similar scenarios makes the film seem very long...

                         Reviews of Mortal Kombat: The Annihilation
By Madeleine Williams of Cinematter (7/1) No reference
            There is nothing... I repeat, nothing worthwhile in this film.

By Jeff Vice of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (7/1) No reference
            A dopey, badly acted and headache-inducing bore.

By Ian Freer of Empire Magazine (4/4) No reference
            Witless, charmless and clueless.

By Steve Tilley of Jam! Movies (3/5) No reference
            Many of the fight scenes are boring to a fault.

By Matt Easterbrook of Matt's Movie Reviews (3/5) No reference
            Please, folks, unless you feel like there is nothing left for you in this world and want to end i...

By Joe Baltake of Sacramento Bee (3/5) No reference
            A little more work is required, for instance, on four-arm technology.

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