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Five years after 2021's "Mortal Kombat" brought the violent fighting to life on the big screen (for the third time), the sequel has arrived. "Mortal Kombat II" sees movie star Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) being brought into the fray by Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) and Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee). Cage and the other participants are here to take part in the ultimate fighting tournament and to take down Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford).

In her "Mortal Kombat II" review , fellow TG writer Alix Blackburn said the film "delivers plenty of brutal fatalities, stunning fight choreography, and fan-pleasing spectacle" and that it was a "stronger, more confident sequel" to the first film.…