For a long, long time, video game movies had a rough reputation. In fact, it wasn’t until the 2018 remake of Tomb Raider that a live-action adaptation of a game earned more than a 50 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from professional reviewers. That being said, the tide now does seem to be turning, with films earning more critical acclaim and having tremendous success at the box office, and the directors of the upcoming Street Fighter remake attribute those wins to projects being made by filmmakers who have real passion for the material they are adapting.
