Review of Tekken (2010) by Dimitri C — 30 Aug 2014

The problem is the movie is taken way too seriously when the source material is hilarious and ridiculous. And it's not good at all...

This review of Tekken (2010) was written by Dimitri C on 30 August 2014.

Tekken has generally received mixed reviews.

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