10 critics on Street Fighter: 2 positive, 6 mixed, 2 negative. Every verdict quoted, with ratings and links to the full reviews.
10 critics have reviewed Street Fighter so far. By our reading of each review, 2 positive, 6 mixed, 2 negative. Below, every critic's verdict in their own words, with the rating where they gave one and a link to the full review.
Critics at a glance
Cinema Express
"Street Fighter’s greatest strength and its greatest weakness are one and the same: it doesn’t take itself too seriously"
Also: "the anime sequences (inarguably the best part of the film) handle the emotionally intense scenes"
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The Hindu
"Street Fighter spends so much time mugging at its own ridiculousness that it never finds the wit or imagination to transcend it"
Also: "The film lurches between a succession of slo-mo flesh-on-flesh or gratuitous face-to-face posturing"
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Rediff
"What starts off as a promise of an entertaining fantasy adventure turns into a parade of incredibly generic and full of clichés action slop"
Also: "The fights should be the main attraction in a film like this. Instead, the set pieces feel like something the film needs to get through before moving on to the next plot point"
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Koimoi
"if Jammwal fans are disappointed, rest assured advocates of actioners and lovers of the video game Street Fighter by Capcom will find this 120-minute motion picture a delight"
Also: "Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim gets a raw deal and his Indian and global fans are likely to be acutely disappointed"
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The Free Press Journal: 4 stars
"This one needs to be seen in theatres. Even if you didn't play the video game, check it out"
Also: "Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim impresses, in what it seems was a role tailor made for him"
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JoBlo.com
"It tends to fall flat in some areas; some of it feels incomplete, and not all the humor lands, but at least the fights and the sheer silliness of its tone help balance things out"
Also: "The film opens with one such sequence and uses that animation to drive a title sequence that honestly kind of rules"
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Screen Rant
"While it's a fundamentally flawed movie on an underlying storytelling level, there's simply too much great style to ignore in Street Fighter"
Also: "The fight choreography is great – a solid blend of video game references, inventive movement, and hard-hitting blows"
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/Film: 5.5 out of 10
"Yet its aftertaste is so bitter and its center so hollow that it's hard to recommend, and certainly not as an introduction to this world"
Also: "the final blow lands, in which the film seems to abandon the antagonist it's spent the last hour and change spending time with and instead subs in a ringer at the last possible moment"
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TheWrap
"I say if you like your films screwy, in more ways than one, Sakurai’s “Street Fighter” is a success. If you like your films “filmy,” you can get out"
Also: "Every time “Street Fighter” goes for the emotional jugular, and you start caring about the strained brotherly love between kung fu masters Ken (Noah Centineo) and Ryu (Andrew Koji), you’re suddenly reminded that everyone looks ridonkulous in their game-accurate costumes"
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IGN
"Street Fighter never lets good sense get in the way of a good time"
Also: "The action blends Hong Kong, anime, and ’80s/’90s movie influences that alternatingly emphasize tight fight choreography and epic hero moments"
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Updated 21 October 2026. CutMirchi does not review films itself: this page gathers published critics' reviews, quoted word for word and linked, and is updated as more arrive. "Verdict" is our one-word reading of each review; ratings are as each outlet printed them.
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