My Thoughts on Street Fighter Movie

Review Summary

Charlie (aka MoistCr1TiKaL) went into Street Fighter hoping for a fun, self-aware throwback to ’90s action movies. The film delivers at times—particularly in its animated opening and flashbacks, which he considers its standout moments—but much of the live-action story feels rushed and disjointed.

His main complaint is that the film introduces many characters without giving them much to do. The tournament, one of the movie’s major draws, mostly happens offscreen: viewers see only two fights, one of them partially, while Eric Andre’s character explains the results of others. Zangief gets a brief club sequence and then disappears, and the Gill–Vega fight is skipped entirely.

The story’s gaps are especially apparent late in the film. Ken refuses Chun-Li’s request to rescue Ryu, saying he wants to win the tournament, but soon afterward leads a prison escape to free him—with no scene showing how the plan came together. The reviewer jokes that the movie can feel like someone improvising a story with Street Fighter toys.

Still, he praises Ken versus Ryu as a genuinely exciting fight. Its mix of emotion, silliness, and ’90s-style bravado captures the tone he wishes the film had maintained more consistently. He also enjoyed several other action scenes and says audiences seemed delighted whenever a recognizable game move appeared.

Bison is another disappointment. The reviewer finds the character’s “foot-washing pervert” direction ill-fitting, and says the film’s remix of the famous “Tuesday” line falls short of the original.

Overall, he doesn’t hate the movie and had fun. He thinks it works best for viewers looking for action and Ryu-and-Ken moments—not a coherent story or substantial fights for the wider cast.

People and Characters Mentioned

• People: Charlie (aka MoistCr1TiKaL), Eric Andre
• Characters: Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Bison, Zangief, Gill, Vega