KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 -- The latest Street Fighter movie is bringing the arcade classic back to the big screen with flashy fights, larger-than-life characters and plenty of 1990s nostalgia - but Malaysian fans are finding that its storytelling doesn't always land as well as its punches.

Directed by Kitao Sakurai and produced by Legendary Pictures and Capcom, the live-action adaptation opened in Malaysian cinemas on October 15, more than three decades after the franchise's first big-screen outing.

Set in 1993, the film follows estranged fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo), who are drawn into the World Warrior Tournament by Chun-Li (Callina Liang), only to find themselves caught up in a conspiracy that forces them t...