Street Fighter

Written and Directed by Steven E. de Souza. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue.

Universal Pictures - 1994

Two and a Half Stars of Review!

At its core Street Fighter has a valid point: children are not bright. Despite having its tongue planted firmly in its cheek Street Fighter is too long and commits the ultimate sin of being a kung fu movie (or kung fu-esque) with no good fights. Every single battle is shot with frantic disconnection, often cutting in and out of other people's conversations as characters go at it off screen.

Still, there are plenty of campy moments that you'll find amusing if you were ever a fan of the games this was based on. The best bits center around the late Raul Julia whose M. Bison plots to create a race of super soldiers in order to spread his Pax Bisona, construct Bisonopolis, and raise the exchange rate on the Bison Dollar. He even paints those crying clowns portraits, but with a decidedly Bison twist.