Tekken – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Video Game Movies – T
Director: Dwight H Little
Writer: Alan B McElroy (Screenplay)
Cast
- Jon Foo (Warrior King)
- Kelly Overton (Van Helsing)
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Kombat)
- Ian Anthony Dale (The Walking Dead)
- Luke Goss (Blade)
Plot: Jin Kazama witnesses the death of his mother Jun by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. After finding a Tekken ID he decides to seek out vengeance for his mother’s death.
Runtime: 1 Hour 31 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Tekken starts as we enter the world separated by societies who meet once a year for the Iron Fist tournament. Jin Kazama (Foo) wins his place in the battle against the champions. Heihachi Mishima (Tagawa) holds the yearly tournament, and his son Kazuya (Dale) is looking to take over the company.
Jin must prove he deserves to be there as he fights through the established fighters and he aims to learn more about who murdered his mother. It leads to him uncovering a much bigger conspiracy in the world.
Verdict on Tekken
Tekken is an action thriller based on the popular fighting game series. It follows one man fighting against some of the iconic characters from the series in a battle to free people. However, a bigger conspiracy is in play which puts all the work in a difficult battle.
This was one of the latest attempts to bring a popular fighting series to the big screen. It followed in the footsteps of Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter and Dead or Alive. They have a series of different reputations which can be judge over time. This one has some of the iconic characters and looks of the characters. It tries to bring an interesting tournament to the table but falls behind in wanting to try and be something bigger. The trouble is trying to bring all the favourites to life and give them enough screen time. The fans of the series can argue for days who their favourites are. However, unlike the most recent Mortal Kombat, we don’t get enough and it could be time for a remake to start.
Final Thoughts – Tekken is fun but doesn’t dive deeper enough into the legacy of the characters.
