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Street Fighter (1994)

Director: Steven E De Souza

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From Time Out Film Guide

As a scriptwriter, Steven E de Souza made his name with Die Hard and its sequel; on the strength of this directorial debut, the day-job option would seem the better bet. Like many before him, director de Souza falls foul of transferring a necessarily repetitive computer game to the big screen: instead of a fluid narrative, we have a stop-start plot with too many heroes, multiple plot threads, and virtually no suspense or excitement. Having taken 63 hostages, renegade warlord General M Bison (Julia) demands a hefty ransom. Colonel Guile (Van Damme) and more than a dozen multi-ethnic heroes then try to penetrate the defences of Bison's impregnable hi-tech fortress. Julia (in his final role) hams it up shamelessly as the camp commandant, but not even his suave presence and throwaway quips can save this noisy, brainless mess.

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Cast & crew

Director: Steven E De Souza

Producer: Edward R Pressman, Kenzo Tsujimoto

Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-na Wen, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Simon Callow, Roshan Seth, Wes Studi full cast

Duration: 102 mins


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