Quartile rating: 4.5/10 · 1 rating
Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
Double Dragon is a cheap, campy adaptation of the beat-em-up video game that fails on almost every level. The plot is thin and juvenile even by mid-90s action standards, recycling post-apocalyptic clichés without imagination. The acting is broadly terrible across the board — Mark Dacascos and Scott Wolf have little chemistry, Robert Patrick hams it up painfully, and the comedic mugging lands flat throughout. The cinematography is flat and TV-movie cheap, with garish production design that can't decide if it's satirical or sincere. It earns no points for novelty — it follows the exact same template as other failed video game adaptations of the era (Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat lite) with nothing distinctive about its voice or execution. The ending resolves predictably and unsatisfyingly, with no dramatic weight or creativity.