2021’s Mortal Kombat reboot should have been a complete disaster...but it wasn't. Even though there's no actual tournament, a brand new unknown character, and a complete rewrite of the rules, 2021's Mortal Kombat surprised long time fans and finally delivered the adaptation they've always wanted. At a time when most video game movies struggled to balance fan service, storytelling, and studio expectations, Mortal Kombat managed to do something surprisingly rare: it actually felt like the game it was adapting.