Only one fight feels curiously weightless, as a result of one fighter being a CGI creation rather than a physical actor, but for the most part, the special effects only serve to enhance the fights, especially as the characters tap into their “arcana,” superpowers that range from shooting fireballs to stealing souls. The editing can admittedly be a little choppy, but that awkwardness is made up for by the fact that the actors are doing most, if not all, of their own stunts, lending a certain tangibility and believability to all the sequences of people whaling on each other. Cole is introduced in a fight, he meets Jax (Mehcad Brooks) in a fight, he’s forced to endure fight after fight in order to become a worthy champion, etc. Basically every major beat of the film involves a fight. If that all sounds a little silly, that’s because it is, but this backstory is presented in such a way that it’s accessible for anyone unfamiliar with the franchise’s lore, and at any rate, there’s not too much plot to have to comprehend, anyway.
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