Rotten Tomatoes Logo Do you want to see ‘Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-...’?

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

tomatometer

21

Average Rating: 3.6/10
Reviews Counted: 66
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 53

The combination of a shallow plot and miscast performers renders Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li a perfectly forgettable video game adaptation.

46

Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 13
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 7

The combination of a shallow plot and miscast performers renders Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li a perfectly forgettable video game adaptation.

audience

28

liked it
Average Rating: 2.7/5
User Ratings: 205,178

My Rating

Movie Info

As the Street Fighter saga celebrates its 20th anniversary, fight fans are invited to follow along with fearsome fighter Chun-Li (Smallville's Kristin Kreuk) as she faces off against a series of formidable opponents in this feature adaptation of the popular video-game franchise directed by Exit Wounds' Andrzej Bartkowiak. Previously adapted for the screen in the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme film, the series continues to thrive as eager gamers across the globe go toe-to-toe to determine who is the

Jun 30, 2009

$8.6M

20th Century Fox

Cast

All Critics (78) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (55) | DVD (13)

Proving that there's no statute of limitations on lousy ideas, director Andrzej Bartkowiak's attempted franchise expansion returns to the Capcom motherlode that produced the worst movie in the entire Jean-Claude Van Damme filmography.

March 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
Top Critic IconTop Critic

A long slog with little payoff.

March 5, 2009 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic IconTop Critic
More Critic Reviews

Audience Reviews for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

I gave it two stars because the girls looked good. One star for each otherwise. I just laughed my way thru this one!!

July 1, 2009
jmanard52

Super Reviewer

I kept pressing start but the game wouldn't let me skip the opening cut scene. An hour and thirty-six minute cut scene. This film makes the original Street Fighter movie look like a masterpiece.

October 19, 2011
Christopher Heim

Super Reviewer

    1. Bison: One thing I learned in the slums, when the people are hungry, they'll do anything.
    – Submitted by Benjamin L (4 months ago)

Movies Like Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Latest News for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

July 20, 2010:
Capcom Hasn't Given Up on Street Fighter Films
Despite a couple of brutal failures, Capcom VP Christian Svensson says the company intends to...

June 29, 2009:
RT on DVD: Street Fighter, Transmorphers 2, and Uwe Boll's Tunnel Rats!
It's an interesting week for home video, and here's why; we've got new films from a celebrated...

What's Hot On RT

Weekly Ketchup
Weekly Ketchup

Adam Sandler's Candy Land

Critics Consensus
Critics Consensus

Woman in Black is Solid

The Avengers!
The Avengers!

Five new Marvelous pictures

Total Recall
Total Recall

Unconventional Superheroes

Top Movie Quizzes

LEGO Mania: 2011 Best Picture Nominees
by natalie - 18,343 taken
created 12 months ago
How Much Do You Know About Leonardo DiCaprio?
by natalie - 43,891 taken
created 15 months ago
Pixar Movies!
by jdikwlzviv - 26,847 taken
created 15 months ago
The Wizards of Harry Potter
by jdikwlzviv - 27,332 taken
created 15 months ago

Foreign Titles

  • Street Fighter (1994) (DE)
  • Street Fighter: The Movie (UK)
Help | About | Jobs | Newsletter | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Blog | Developers | Mobile