This horrible video game adaption stars Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li, who--
I can't even write a serious breakdown of the many facets of this film. It's just plain mediocre. It doesn't bear any resemblance to the series, sans the names. It has plot holes throughout the entire film. I will say that Chris Klein's puts out the performance of his career as Charlie Nash. I still haven't figured out if his portrayal was comedic or serious, because it comes across as both. If comedic, his Kaufmanesque performance should be promptly awarded with a supporting actor nomination at the next general film awards.
Klein aside, even in the notoriously bad video game adaptation category, this film fails. The original adaptation, Street Fighter (1994), faired much better. It hit all the points a video game adaptation needs to: It gave small nods to all of the characters in the game, and it didn't take itself too seriously. It's enjoyable as camp, especially for those of us who grew up with fighting games in our early video-game years.
SF:TLOCL is just a hunk of shit.
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