It's never a good sign when a films producers decide not to screen the finished product to critics before the premiere release. This is unfortunately exactly what the guys behind the upcoming Street Fighter film have elected to do. Or not do. Something to hide? Probably. But you never know it may be that they just don't want snotty critics driving away people. But then again, that shows their doubts.

For those of you holding out hope that "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" might turn out to be good, here's a not-too-promising development: Fox won't be screening the movie for critics before it's released next Friday, the 27th.

Which means those who want to see it opening night will have to brave those treacherous waters review-free. Of course, in 95% of cases, not screening a movie is the studio's way of admitting critics are sure to hate it -- usually because it's bad, occassionally because it's a genre, like horror, that critics rarely appreciate.

Euphoric via kotaku.com.au »