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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Metascore
17 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 9 out of 11
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    60
    Reveling in the vivid Bangkok locations, Geoff Boyle's photography is crisp and bright, and Dion Lam's action choreography unusually witty.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Rob Nelson
    60
    Neither 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.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    30
    Director 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.
  4. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Felix Vasques Jr.
    30
    A wholly inept action experience that works at boring us to tears.
  5. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Jeremy Wheeler
    25
    There'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.
  6. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Michael Hardy
    25
    This is a movie for the overcaffeinated, undereducated teenager in all of us.
  7. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jim Ridley
    20
    Idiot 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.
  8. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Sam Adams
    20
    Even with the low expectations The Legend of Chun Li engenders, it still somehow manages to be a letdown.
  9. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Adam Markovitz
    16
    Don'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.
  10. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    0
    It boggles the mind that The Legend of Chun-Li is as vapid and dull as it is.
  11. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    0
    The problems with Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li began with the casting of dead-eyed, sleepy-voiced, charisma-impaired automaton Kristin Kreuk.
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User Score
2.7 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 72 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 26 out of 38
  1. RyanS.
    3
    For a movie called Street Fighter this doesn't have nearly enough street fighting. It did have a boring story and uninteresting characters. I remember the Street Fighter video game as being more fun than this.… Full Review »
  2. PhilJ.
    10
    I really enjoyed this movie i watched it on the airplane to my trip to L.A i enjoyed it so much i watched it 2 twice i even enjoyed the soundtrack.
  3. MikeD.h
    10
    I love this film - what's not to like? Kristen Kruek is absolutley amazing-and her acting isn't bad either.
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