Mortal Kombat II is designed to make you smile. If you like action, violence, pop culture references, and seeing classic video game characters on screen, it’ll bring a very big smile. If you disliked 2021’s Mortal Komba t for having too much of a story, it’ll be an even bigger smile. And if all of those things are true , well, it might be your favorite movie ever. Just don’t expect much more than that. Simon McQuoid returns to direct, this time from a script by Jeremy Slater , and there’s no denying that Mortal Kombat II is fun. The film has just enough story and character development to plausibly make almost its entire run time nothing but wall-to-wall fights. The characters all perform their signature moves, often in very recognizable game-inspired environments, and with plenty of gruesome fatalities along the way. It really flexes all the violent potential of the franchise, and if that’s primarily what you want from a Mortal Kombat movie, you are in luck.…