that pretty much sum up mk represent a. there be the bone of a decent plot here and and they have enough to work with just from sequeling off of the original movie . so what go wrong . first of all and they lose lambert and ashby and and tagawa from the first movie . that be a big shot in the foot . james remar ( who seem to have no idea why he here and and that raiden be suppose to be comic relief ala raiden in the first movie ) be no chris lambert . chris conrad ( very briefly ) be no linden ashby . and brian thompson and even though a credible screen bad guy and be no tagawa . robin shou and as charismatic a he may be and just can not carry the load . talisa soto and another carryover and just have nothing to do . in new role and sandra hess at least do no harm stepping in for bridgette wilson . lynn williams a jax doesn not do bad and but then he thwart by the plot . ouch and the plot . what be it and exactly . they play fast and easy with the rule in the first movie and but any sense of coherency be totally lose with this one . the fate of earth be in the balance and but theyre fight it out in cave and quarry like something out of doctor who . there be three test and but what the third . if the bad guy do not give a damn about the elder god and why the heck do they play by the god rule in the first movie . undercut your first movie basic concept just doesn not help you . and the plot be just too full . apparently boon and tobias and buoy by the success of the first movie and say to themselves and cool and now we can throw in all the faceless villains the marketing guy they tell u would be too much for the audience in the first movie . whoop this inundation of character be too much for the audience in the second movie as well . why be sub zero a good guy and and where do he go . who the heck be nightwolf and and why doesn not he help save earth other than to give liu kang the test ( s ) . what purpose do character like jade and sheeva and and montaro serve other than to provide some kung fu cannon fodder . it like we have one good human villain ( shang tsung ) and one good f or x villain ( prince goro ) in the first movie and so they decide and hey and let put in two human villain and two f or x villain in this one . which bring u to the f or x. arrgh . there be none of the care that obviously go into the first movie and which whatever it deficiency and at least give you something good to look at . in the rush to kick out a sequel ( barely two year ) and they obviously spend neither time or money . so mk represent a be mildly viewable in a martial art or fantasy kind of way . the fight sequence be still good to look at . but the animated series and or the subsequent prequel of the tv series and be probably well to watch if youre look for something entertaining .