Review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) by Fenrir138 — 06 Apr 2023

Nintendo’s first animated film in what will hopefully be an entire universe of movies based on their properties hits the ground running. The movie hits all the right notes with a tremendous amount of fan service that will please longtime fans of the Mario series as well as longtime Nintendo fans in general. I’m sure it will take multiple repeat viewings to find every reference crammed into this film. The Super Mario Bros movie is a very wholesome and family friendly movie about good overcoming evil and finding inner strength to overcome fear. The voice over performances are top notch especially for the mario brothers and bowser. Chris Pratt did a fantastic job trying to balance a voice somewhere between the video games and a brooklyn accent and comes off very fitting and likable. Jack Black likewise did an excellent job not only sounding intimidating as big bad bowser but also funny and comedic.

The film itself is also gorgeous with some of the most colorful and detailed animation. It’s a real treat for the eyes and really brought the mushroom kingdom to life.

I highly recommend this film for anyone looking to see a fun family movie that was clearly made for fans but can be enjoyed by anybody.