This movie could have been huge hit. It seemed rushed with not enough backstory on each of the characters. The writing is aweful, with the exception of Kano's character who adds a bit of comic relief. You can tell the entire budget went towards the CGI and action sequences. The characters come across corny with cheesey long-winded lines of self-introduction. I waited a long time for a studio to finally release a Mortal Kombat movie. Scorpion and sub-zero need to speak less and fight more. Liu Kang is not the main character, and with Johnny Cage missing this film becomes a lack-luster project with horrendous writing and a director presenting his own interpretation on a video game and does not stay true to what the original fans expect.