New Street Fighter film wey dem base on di martial arts video game franchise don land for cinemas dis week, and di first reviews don begin show. Di movie get Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa and 50 Cent, with Kitao Sakurai as director. E mix faithful fan service with nostalgia bait wey no too serious. Some gamers go like di visuals and di fight scenes, but critics say di script fail for humor and e no show enough interest in building strong story.
Some reviews talk say di film capture di look and feeling of di game well. Mark Cassidy of ComicBookMovie.com talk say all di characters resemble their pixelated counterparts, and although some costumes look small cheap, e still fit di aesthetic. Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence talk say in many ways, Street Fighter works exactly how person want big screen adaptation of Street Fighter to work. Tessa Smith of Mama’s Geeky note say di look and overall vibe of di movie capture di games, and plenty Easter Eggs, one-liners and references dey keep fans entertained.
But odas critics no gree say di movie work well. Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter talk say di film attempt to balance fan service with welcoming newcomers, and di result na say neither camp likely go happy complete. He also describe di film as jumbled tonal mess wey feel serious well well one moment and like parody di next. Trace Sauveur of Awards Watch argue say di movie no capture di core of its source material and say e no better than di 1994 film wey e dey try improve on.
William Bibbiani of TheWrap talk say Kitao Sakurai make every possible Street Fighter movie at di same time, and for better and for worse, e succeed. Bibbiani also call am ‘achievement unlocked’, say di film even strange pass di first live-action film. Matt Singer of ScreenCrush describe di movie as adaptation of Capcom fighting game and also of di vibe of a ’90s mall arcade, with flashing lights, blaring chiptunes and people wey caffeine don catch dey shout at each other so dem go hear themselves over di noise.
Rodrigo Perez of The Playlist note say there’s affection inside di film. Bibbiani talk say Street Fighter dey worship di Street Fighter video games, and depending on how person see am, that fit be di film biggest selling point or its gravest sin.
