Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (街頭霸王: 春麗傳奇) is a 2009 film. The film stars Kristin Kreuk as Chun Li. The supporting cast include Neal McDonough as Bison, Chris Klein as Nash, Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog, Moon Bloodgood as Maya and Robin Shou as Gen. Cameos are made by Cheng Pei-Pei, Josie Ho and Taboo of the Black Eye Peas. The movie did not fare well at the box office. I had written an upcoming post about this film back in February and labeled it as a potential "guilty pleasure" type of film.
The movie starts in flashback form. Chun Li is the daughter of a influential businessman and takes up residence in Hong Kong. Chun Li is an accomplished pianist and learns the art of wu shu from her loving dad. During Chun Li's schoolgirl days, her father is captured by M. Bison. Flash forward to the present and Chun Li is giving a piano recital. Chun Li's mother is in failing health and passes away. Chun Li is than directed to Thailand to find her way. Chun Li spends months on the streets of Bangkok and finds her new self. Chun Li finds Gen, who teaches her how to channel her skills to become an ultimate street fighter. Eventually, Chun Li gets some skillz to kill and sets out to find M. Bison.
The movie isn't going to win any awards for story and acting. What I am trying to figure out for myself is if I think its one of those "guilty pleasure" type of films or something you want to avoid. The fighting wasn't bad. Kristin Kreuk wasn't bad. Its just the story and everyone else that's bad. If you're looking for lots of action and fighting, you got it here. If you want that and beauty to go along. This film will meet those needs.
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