I don’t care what anyone says, this movie is entertaining as hell and that’s all that matters.
Aye, it’s a pile of shite but it knows it’s a pile of shite; no one is splitting the atom here and that’s a wise decision considering the ludicrousness of every situation, character, line reading, fight sequences, … everything. A nice wee companion piece to Mortal Kombat (1995), which does take itself seriously, but not too seriously, this movie defines the burgeoning video game era, nonsensical attempts to translate a new(ish) medium to another.
In a way, it wouldn’t survive on its own as a movie; it’s game-dependent in that every facet of it is explained by the game.
Aside from JCVD’s accent.
Further reading:
Wanderings and ... wonderings. 