“Monster Hunter” (**1/2 out of four) was a fast-paced (if overly derivative) adaptation of the Capcom video game about a fierce lieutenant (Milla Jovovich) and her military team (Tony Jaa, T.I., Diego Boneta, and others) who are transported to a new world in which they engage in battle with otherworldly monsters with ferocious superpowers. Diverting action thriller throws in enough gunplay, hand-to-hand combat, and visual effects to efficiently give you your money’s worth; just don’t look for much in terms of originality or character development. About what you’d expect from director Paul W.S. Anderson who throws in various homages to his earlier hits (“Mortal Kombat”, “Resident Evil”, “Event Horizon”).