# Street Fighter movie fails as video game adaptation

> Street Fighter's foot-focused chaos makes video game adaptations a punchline again.
- Title: Street Fighter movie fails as video game adaptation · AV Club
- Summary: Street Fighter's foot-focused chaos makes video game adaptations a punchline again. Kitao Sakurai's Street Fighter adaptation fails with poor storytelling…
- Keywords: street fighter, kitao sakurai, noah centineo, andrew koji, mortal kombat, video game adaptation, quentin tarantino, kill bill, eric andré, david dastmalchian, entertainment, culture
- Source: AV Club — https://avclub.com/street-fighter-2026-review-kitao-sakurai-noah-centineo-andrew-koji-manosphere
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: street fighter, kitao sakurai, noah centineo, andrew koji, mortal kombat, video game adaptation, quentin tarantino, kill bill, eric andré, david dastmalchian, entertainment, culture
## Street Fighter movie fails
Street Fighter makes video game adaptations a punchline again with its foot-focused chaos and poor storytelling.
## Foot fetishism in action
Eric André's character slobbers over Cammy's boots while David Dastmalchian sniffs Chun-Li's foot after blocking her kick.
## Weak script and character choices
Sakurai's script focuses on least notable fighters, leaving Ryu and Ken as dull gateway brawlers.
## M. Bison's tournament plot
M. Bison aims to drain power from strong champions, forcing Ryu and Ken to return to tournament life.
## Anime flashbacks
Titmouse, Inc. provides the film's best-looking, best-sounding, most coherent anime sequences.
## Overwhelming character roster
The film features Guile, Balrog, Blanka, and Vega, all looking like fan projects submerged in bad studio filmmaking.
## Punchline fatigue
The film's jokes and characters are undercut by its lack of confidence and over-reliance on foot-related gags.
## Mortal Kombat comparison
Street Fighter's incoherence makes it nostalgic for the generic disposability of its over-caffeinated opening.
## Key takeaway

Kitao Sakurai's Street Fighter adaptation fails with poor storytelling and excessive foot jokes, making video game movies a punchline.