‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Dependable Action, Sludgy Story in an Old-School Mediocre Video-Game Bash
Variety | 06.05.2026 23:00
“Mortal Kombat II” opens with an ultraviolent duel — the movie is one fight scene after another after another — in which Shang Tsung (Chin Han), the Outworld sorcerer who’s like a warrior from ancient times, faces off against Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford), who looks like the Lord Humungus meets Darth Vader under a helmet that’s a horned metal skull. (He wields a spiked version of Thor’s hammer, swinging it like an executioner’s ax.) Shao Kahn will be the film’s reigning badass monster, who tries to defeat 10 warriors from Earthrealm, all so that he can claim dominion over the other realms.
