'mortal Kombat' Ratchets Up The Gore, But As A Movie, It's Not A Winner

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Thu, 04/22/2021 - 7:08pm

Any sober analysis of "Mortal Kombat" already risks overthinking it, but even taking this adaptation of the game on its decidedly R-rated terms, the movie offers few of the visceral thrills that might produce a collective audience response, which makes its consumption on HBO Max perfectly adequate. Of course, in that setting, chuckling at the clunky dialogue will also be a less communal event.

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