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 entertaining time.

Unsurprisingly, "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" has a lot of moments where people will point at the screen in recognition of some character, location, etc. My wife had a visceral reaction to seeing the Pikmin for example. The film is packed with humor that will especially have younger audience members laughing if the showing we went to was any indication. I don't mean this an insult, but this is a movie where you just turn your brain off and enjoy. If you have any form of appreciation for Nintendo, "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" is a decent form of escapism. With everything going on in the non-video game world, some escapism might be warranted.

Rating:

Green Light for Nintendo fans

This is a movie to watch once it's available at home

"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie"   98 minutes    PG    In theaters





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