DOUBLE DRAGON is one of a wave of video game adaptations that did the rounds in the mid 1990s. Others included STREET FIGHTER, MORTAL KOMBAT and SUPER MARIO BROS., and truth be told none of them were very good; this one's no exception. The story is nothing more than a couple of knucklehead brothers teaming up to battle a random megalomaniac, played by Robert Patrick making bad career choices in the wake of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. The story has plenty of jokes and action, but it's all very silly and very cheesy indeed. A young Mark Dacascos stars but fails to make the kind of impact he did in DRIVE, for example. As for the rest, expect bubblegum-style brightness but an entire lack of depth.
Review of Double Dragon
