Stephen Thompson

And also there's an amulet.

Everyone wants the amulet.

As a movie franchise, Mortal Kombat was rebooted in 2021 when it became a pandemic-era streaming hit.

So now we've got Mortal Kombat 2.

which centers the action on Katana, a warrior princess played by Adeline Rudolph, and the washed-up action star Johnny Cage, played by Carl Urban.

Listen, I'm warning you.

I got a Saturn Award for Best Fight in a Featured Film, so don't mess with me.

So you've got your battles for the fate of the world, you've got your comic relief, you've got your spirit realms, and you've got so much fan service.

The new film is in theaters now.

Jordan, I'm going to start with you.

What did you think of Mortal Kombat 2?

Is the zombie with a magic hat a playable character?

All right.

How about you, Ronald?

Right.

I don't think there has been a clearer example in recent memory of a film where I can really kind of determine from talking to a person whether they should go see this movie.

Right.

Like, there is a very clear subset of the moviegoing audience that should go see this movie.

And there is a very clear subset of the moviegoing audience that should not bother.

And for me, like, I came in, I did not really play Mortal Kombat.