Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge (2020)

SWITCH. April 18, 2020

★ 1/10

If you're a fan of the video games, stick to them - the visuals and narrative that they deliver are still at a much higher level of sophistication than 'Mortal Kombat Legacy: Scorpion's Revenge'. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-mortal-kombat-legacy-scorpions-revenge-an-animated-gorefest-for-aggressive-preschoolers

tmdb28039023 August 27, 2022

★ 3/10

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge gets off to a very promising start. I don’t think it’s hyperbole to call the first 10 minutes a blood orgy – I mean, a waterfall ends up literally flowing red with the blood of the dead. This is all great stuff, brutal and uncompromising. Unfortunately, it’s also the best part of the film, after which it doesn’t take long for things to go downhill. The plot goes in autopilot, following a very familiar path – and, as they say, familiarity breeds contempt. For starters, we have all the usual suspects; Liu Kang (Jordan Rodrigues), Sonya Blade (Jennifer Carpenter), and Johnny Cage (Joel McHale). The latter is the designated comedic character, at which he fails miserably – though the only laugh to be had here does have a little to do with him (or, rather, with a poster for one of his fictional films). Once the inevitable Tournament…

james4715 January 7, 2025

My favorite Mortal Kombat movie to this day. I loved the story and all the characters. Scorpion was amazingly done and so were other characters like Liu Kang. I loved Shang Tsung and Quan Chi as the villain. I really enjoyed how they managed to tell us the story of Scorpion and his quest for vengeance while also showing off Liu Kang and his development through his dialogue with Raiden and his fight and dialogue with Kitana. Kitana was amazingly done as a supporting character. Additionally, seeing goro and cameos like nitara was a lot of fun and added to the movie.

Vinicius Monteiro September 18, 2026

★ 7/10

Watching a video game adaptation always comes with a heavy dose of skepticism, especially for anyone who grew up pumping quarters into arcade cabinets in the '90s. *Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge* promises to bring back the raw, uncensored carnage of the original games, and for the most part, it delivers on the action. If you spent hours memorizing button combos, you'll appreciate how well the fight choreography translates the heavy, brutal feel of the games to the screen. The sound design is fantastic, giving a sickeningly realistic crunch to every broken bone and sliced tendon. However, the studio leans a bit too hard into the gore. The constant use of slow-motion "X-Ray" bone-crushing shots—which feel like a fun reward when you're playing the game—quickly becomes an exhausting gimmick that drags down the pacing of the movie's fights. The film’s biggest flaw is its …