Mortal Kombat II delivers exactly what you expect it to - decent action, and lots of bloody, gory fights. Don't bring the kids.

Perhaps most importantly, it balances those (slightly) loftier cinematic aspirations against the campier aspects of Mortal Kombat. It's still about a tournament that determines the fate of the world. People have superpowers. There's a necromancer. But there's still room to find the humanity in these ridiculous characters.

Mortal Kombat II actress Jessica McNamee tells us about how the best Sonya Blade moment in the sequel wasn't originally planned and almost didn't happen.

Death isn't always permanent in Mortal Kombat, but one dead hero has a major problem to overcome for the threequel.

This article contains major spoilers for “Mortal Kombat II,” now playing in theaters. After five years, “Mortal Kombat” is back on the big screen with a sequel to the 2021 video game adaptation. And the roster of characters is even bigger than last time.