The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: For Nintendo Appreciators
"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" is essentially a collection of recognizable elements of the video game behemoth Nintendo. This isn't a bad thing per se. I've played as much Mario Kart in my life as anyone else my age and can value a film which is based on Mario games. After the events of the previous, and better, entry "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" Mario (Chris Pratt), Luigi (Charlie Day), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) face a new threat with Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie) looking to liberate his captured father Bowser (Jack Black) and restore the family legacy. Mario along with his old friends, and some new ones like Yoshi (Donald Glover), go on a galaxy-spanning quest in order to stop Bowser Jr. The plot isn't ground-breaking, nor are the themes and character moments all that deep. The movie hops from one thing to the next without much throughline and it feels like a mess at times. All that said, it's still an entertai...