Rating of
1.5/4
The Expendables of video game movies
Indyfreak - wrote on 04/22/19
Strangely campy and shallow action/adventure based off the video game series.
Weird that the writer of Die Hard wound up not only directing but also writing the story for this. It plays out like an ott parody of '80s war movies coupled with goofy punk fantasy. Yet Raul Julia is actually good in this. He hits the right note as the villainous would-be dictator General M. Bison. JCVD is game for the heroic Colonel Guile but his accent is unsuitable for one-liners that are pretty bad anyway.
There's a ton of characters roaming around fighting shouting and cracking jokes. But despite the frantic action, this is clearly meant for younger audiences who may find it boring anyway. Ironically it's saved from being a total failure due to its campy silliness.
