Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 27, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
17
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
2
Negative:
9
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60
VarietyRob Nelson
Neither the best nor the worst of movies derived from videogames, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li at least gives action fans plenty to ogle besides the titular heroine (Kristin Kreuk), whose original incarnation, legend has it, was among the first distaff figures controllable by joystick. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Reveling in the vivid Bangkok locations, Geoff Boyle’s photography is crisp and bright, and Dion Lam’s action choreography unusually witty. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Director Andrzej Bartkowiak ("Romeo Must Die") works hard to supply the appropriate grittiness, but other than a few reasonably well-staged fight sequences, the proceedings are dull and visually uninspired. Justin Marks' solemn screenplay lacks any trace of wit. Read full review
30
Film ThreatFelix Vasques Jr.
A wholly inept action experience that works at boring us to tears. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineJeremy Wheeler
There's something special about this underwhelming mess of a Street Fighter reboot that many cinematic cheese-lovers will find very appetizing. The fact is that The Legend of Chun-Li is not at all a good flick, but it's filled with so much cornball ineptitude that one would think some rather broken mad movie genius was behind it. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeMichael Hardy
This is a movie for the overcaffeinated, undereducated teenager in all of us. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyJim Ridley
Idiot plotting and dialogue are what you'd expect from a genre that typically rewards narrative development with a skip function. But the rote fight scenes are a disappointment. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
Even with the low expectations The Legend of Chun Li engenders, it still somehow manages to be a letdown. Read full review
16
Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
Don't be fooled by the low grade: This sequel-in-spirit to Jean-Claude Van Damme's 1994 dud doesn't even succeed in being memorably bad. Read full review
0
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The problems with Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li began with the casting of dead-eyed, sleepy-voiced, charisma-impaired automaton Kristin Kreuk. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It boggles the mind that The Legend of Chun-Li is as vapid and dull as it is. Read full review
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