Review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) by Soren Andersen for The Seattle Times — 04 Apr 2023
Although the sense of being inside a video game is strong, one critical element is lacking: interactivity. Players are always working their controllers to send characters on their complicated journeys.
They’re participants. A movie, by its very nature, turns everyone into spectators. We watch, but have no control over what we see. And what we see in “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is nothing more than empty-calorie visuals.
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This review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) was written by Soren Andersen and published by The Seattle Times on 04 Apr 2023.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has generally received positive reviews.
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