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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60VarietyVarietyNeither 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.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisReveling in the vivid Bangkok locations, Geoff Boyle’s photography is crisp and bright, and Dion Lam’s action choreography unusually witty.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDirector 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.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThere'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.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThis is a movie for the overcaffeinated, undereducated teenager in all of us.
- 20L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyIdiot 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.
- Even with the low expectations The Legend of Chun Li engenders, it still somehow manages to be a letdown.
- 16Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyDon'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.
- 0The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe problems with Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li began with the casting of dead-eyed, sleepy-voiced, charisma-impaired automaton Kristin Kreuk.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt boggles the mind that The Legend of Chun-Li is as vapid and dull as it is.