Absolutely Brilliant!

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

I heard a lot of bad reviews but I honestly think that this movie doesn't deserve it. Chun-Li was always my favourite character and to see a film just of her was so entertaining. I watched it when it first came out and I'm watching it again. It's better now. And Vega and Chun-Li always had bad blood. It's fun to watch them fight.

Let's take a moment to consider what a lousy actor Chris Klein is. Merely adequate in American Pie (in a role that demanded little more from him than to sing, play lacrosse and look pretty), the guy has gone on to further show that he has the talent and emotional range of a brick, with some truly lousy performances that make me wonder why he isn't currently waiting on tables. I thought it couldn't get much worse than Rollerball and Say It Isn't So, but in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Klein goes the extra mile, putting in a turn (as tough cop Nash) that is inexplicably bad in every way, each line delivered in a raspy macho manner whether it suits or not, and with a range of bizarre facial expressions that are hard not to find funny.To be fair, it must be said that it's not all Klein's fault that The Legend of Chun-Li is as terrible as it is—almost everyone in this clunker is dreadful, from Kristin Kreuk as the titular heroine, who never once convinces that she is capable of unleashing major whoop-ass, to Michael Clarke Duncan as musclebound henchman Balrog, who hams it up a treat, to Neal McDonough as head villain Bison, who gives Duncan a run for his money in the overacting stakes. Maybe something got lost in translation between the cast and Polish director Andrzej Bartkowiak, but then again, maybe it's just that everyone involved stinks.Admittedly, Bartkowiak handles some of the fight scenes well enough, but he also throws in quite a few real howlers as well, worst of all being Chun-Li's nightclub seduction of lesbian henchwoman Cantana (Josie Ho), who she lures to the ladies washroom for a smackdown, a majorly mishandled moment that makes one wonder how anyone could have considered it a good idea.

Here we have yet another movie that uses the Street Fighter name, yet has no idea who the individual characters are. Every one, with the exception of Barlog and Vega, were completely out of their " Street Fighter " character .This movie would have done much better if they dropped the Street Fighter name, and come up with something original.On it's own, it's an alright martial arts / revenge flick / action genre, nothing spectacular, but still an average B action movie ( better than most of Steven Seagal's movies ). The good points: Camera work was pretty good. Fight choreography was OK. Set design was good.The not so good points: The actors were trying, but their deliveries were awkward at times. There are a few plot holes that are never explained. The music at the club scene - WHY did they choose something that BAD? Decisions made by Chun-Li, no real life human would ever do. A lot of padding was used that slows the movie down to a snails pace. Overuse of wire " acrobatics " during combat ( along with pseudo Matrix sound effects thrown in ).If your in the mood for a generic action movie, and have nothing better to watch, this movie would be perfect for you.

Let's go through this again for the benefit of those who are thick- headed. Books, video games, and movies are separate art forms. Comparing them is an exercise in futility.Given that, you can expect that will be a review of the movie. I do not care what relation it has to a video game. I am strictly looking at the story presented, and the actors involved.First, I like that Neal McDonough is the bad guy. he is a very bad guy, to say the least. I didn't like his character in Walking Tall, and am glad to see him get more of the treatment he deserves here.I didn't like Michael Clarke Duncan at his side. He played such a good character in The Green Mile, that it is difficult seeing him playing a baddie. He did a great job nonetheless.Kristin Kreuk is new to me as I never watched the WB. She did a fair job, and kept me interested so much that I hung in there way past my bedtime. I wasn't familiar with Moon Bloodgood either, but she was definitely hot, and worth seeking out in other films. The Surrogate sounds like a good one to watch.