‘It’s a movie that is for Mario fans first, and despite a somewhat shallow narrative, is a blast.’įor many reviewers, the game’s narrative was not a particular bugbear – as it seems the thrill of adventure, and the imagination of the film’s design is enough to elevate The Super Mario Bros. It looks great but I was more bored & annoyed than entertained.’Īndré Segers of GameXplain was slightly more positive, but still somewhat critical of the game’s shallow narrative: ‘The Super Mario Bros movie is an utterly delightful thrill ride that is as joyful as it is magical,’ Segers said.
A few solid scenes capture the spirit of the game but mostly it’s an overly goofy, bare-bones plot, filled w/ bad jokes & worse song choices. Germain Lussier of Gizmodo said: ‘I really wanted to like it but I did not. Movie, but the film clearly doesn’t feel like it needs to touch it, at least not yet.’ Elaborating on the plot, he said ‘They’re more like a series of contrivances to very, very quickly usher us into one colourful set piece after another,’ and ‘it doesn’t need any other reason to keep you there, because it knows what you came to get – a little Mario magic, a little nostalgia.’ While many agree that the film is wildly charming, and features some fantastic performances, particularly from Jack Black (Bowser) and Charlie Day (Luigi), dissenting voices have called it ‘goofy’ and labelled jokes in the film ‘bad’.Įdmond Tran of GamesHub said: ‘There’s definitely an inkling of something interesting in the broader narrative and ideas of The Super Mario Bros. It’s been described as a love letter to Nintendo fans, and has so far received high praise for its dedication to the Super Mario source material, and its many delightful easter eggs – although judgement on the film’s plot and humour has been relatively harsher.
Movie has premiered to a largely positive reception, with early reviewers and critics praising the film’s fun and liveliness on social media.
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