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Show all (5)On the streets of Bangkok, crime boss Bison instigates a wave of violence in the slum districts, grabbing power and land no matter what the costs to its residents. His ruthless tactics are met by a team of heroes consisting of Chun-Li, a half-Caucasian/half-Asian beauty who gave up a life of privilege to become a street fighter, battling for those who cannot fight for themselves; her kung fu master, Gen, once a feared criminal, who now fights for the forces of good; Interpol cop Charlie Nash, who has tracked the crime boss all over the world, and Nash's partner, gangland homicide detective Maya Sunee.
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The most remarkable thing about "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" is that it probably won't be a candidate for the worst movie of the year. That by itself defies expectations for the second live-action movie based on Capcom's popular arcade game franchise. (The first was 1994's "Street Fighter," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.) The game, first released in 1987, was based on a then-novel concept: Two players choose characters from an international cast of martial arts experts and attempt to beat their opponent into bloody pulp by banging away at the arcade buttons. It was a sort of cartoon Ultimate Fighting Championship before the fact. (Full review)