When I first began to watch this movie I was awash with curiosity. I hadn't heard of a film version of Tekken before, and it didn't look too promising, but as Tekken 3 is my all time favourite fighting game I thought I'd check it out - A genuine waste of an hour of my life I will never get back.
I don't usually post reviews on IMDb, but I just had to warn anyone who felt as curious as I did about this that it WILL disappoint you unbelievably. The voice acting is horrendous, each actor doing the worst they could from a clunky script that has each character stand there and explain there entire back story in between fighting.
As for the fighting, it was just silly. The few fights there were managed to conquer the market in pure dull punch and kick tedium.
The story itself barely goes through any of the characters. Obviously we get the main story between Heihachi and his son, but favourites such as Paul are left to pose all "fierce" in ensemble shots while dull characters such as Lei steal all the limelight.
Now for some good news. Unfortunately, all I could think of was to work the "so bad it's good" angle, and if that's what you're after there are a few unplanned giggles here and there from the use of the boxing-gloved kangaroo and some invisible dinosaurs (don't ask). Don't give your hopes up, though, as these will evoke no more than minor chuckles from the embarrassment you will feel for the people that thought up such a ridiculous mismatch of illogical plot and, in the female lead, the most irritating protagonist this side of...well, ever.
In all, the only movie I've ever seen which I would actually pay money to avoid seeing ever again. I'm sure if you're a fan of the games that you're curiosity is bound to overpower you, but YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED...
I don't usually post reviews on IMDb, but I just had to warn anyone who felt as curious as I did about this that it WILL disappoint you unbelievably. The voice acting is horrendous, each actor doing the worst they could from a clunky script that has each character stand there and explain there entire back story in between fighting.
As for the fighting, it was just silly. The few fights there were managed to conquer the market in pure dull punch and kick tedium.
The story itself barely goes through any of the characters. Obviously we get the main story between Heihachi and his son, but favourites such as Paul are left to pose all "fierce" in ensemble shots while dull characters such as Lei steal all the limelight.
Now for some good news. Unfortunately, all I could think of was to work the "so bad it's good" angle, and if that's what you're after there are a few unplanned giggles here and there from the use of the boxing-gloved kangaroo and some invisible dinosaurs (don't ask). Don't give your hopes up, though, as these will evoke no more than minor chuckles from the embarrassment you will feel for the people that thought up such a ridiculous mismatch of illogical plot and, in the female lead, the most irritating protagonist this side of...well, ever.
In all, the only movie I've ever seen which I would actually pay money to avoid seeing ever again. I'm sure if you're a fan of the games that you're curiosity is bound to overpower you, but YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED...