The picture aims for something of a gritty, post-modern, burned out, died-down look and Tekken may be a fairly unspectacular movie, but it does do a few things well enough to make it Tagawa) and his power-hungry son Kazuya (Ian Anthony Dale). He befriends and falls forīeautiful fighter Christie Monteiro (Kelly Overton) who aids him in his quest to ruin Tekken's figurehead Heihachi Mishima (Cary-Hiroyuki Jin, dubbed "The People's Choice," fights his way into the hearts and minds of Tekken's subjects. Martial arts instructor - is killed by a government hit squad, he fights his way into the tournament and vows to avenge his mother's death byīringing Tekken down. One lucky civilian to take his or her chances in the ring against some of the most brutal fighters in the world. Hosts the Iron Fist "kill or be killed" fighting tournament meant to both entertain and keep the populace in line. What was once the United States is know ruled over by "Tekken," a tyrannical entity that oppresses the people, cracks down on dissidents, and In the near future and in the aftermath of the deadly "Terror Wars," the Earth has been divided into eight pieces, each controlled by one of the last The adaptation industry on its head, but it delivers enough action, sex, and even plot to keep viewers interested for its 90-some-minute runtime. Watchable and somewhat entertaining, if not completely predictable and derivative, motion picture that doesn't really do the game any favors or turn It isn't the savior of the video game-turned-film marketplace, either, but despite all it has going against it, the end result is a Minute movie? Fortunately, the picture is at least not a joke in the same vein as How does one make a button-masher fighting game into a 90 Marketed on the strength of its story, would be doomed to failure from the start. History says that Tekken, a film based on the game of the same name and one that's not exactly built and Whether it's those films based on games withĮxtensive histories and honest-to-goodness plots - Silent Hill, Resident Evil - or pictures derived from simple beat-em-ups like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, the results have been consistently mediocre at best and
Make 'em right and while fans might see 'em, they sure don't love 'em. It's seems like a no-win scenario for both parties studio's
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Out as quickly as possible in hopes of finally striking a chord with audiences, while those same audiences not-so-patiently await that movie that willįinally break the streak and deliver the high-quality final product they've long craved. Though by most all objective measures video game-based movies have been met with less than spectacular results, studios continue to churn them Reviewed by Martin Liebman, July 16, 2011 'Tekken' delivers fair entertainment value, but it's not the video game-based movie fans have been waiting for.
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