Too many flaying fists
Tekken
Direction: Dwight H. Little
Actors: Jon Foo, Kelly Overton
Rating: *
Here's another woeful attempt to cash in on the success of a video game. As inept as previous games based films have been (think the two Mortal Kombat movies), Tekken, derived from the mega-selling 1990s PlayStation series, qualifies as the nadir of the genre.
Abandoning any aspirations to plot or character development, director Little (Anacondas: Hunt for the Black Orchid) rushes into destructive, slambang action mode from the very outset.
We're stuck in a post-apocalyptic wasteland in the not-too-distant future. A super-lithe mercenary (Foo, as emotionally inert as they come) embarks on a mission to avenge the death of his mother-cum-martial arts trainer.
Accompanied by a sensuous fellow contestant (Overton), the angry young fighter routs his adversaries in a gladiatorial kill-or-be-killed tournament.
If you are a sucker for flaying fists and feet of fury, see. Or else, ignore.