Review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) by Dharma2 — 08 Apr 2023

Critics that rated this film low obviously never played the Mario games at all. They mixed up their lack of knowledge and understanding of Mario's lore, designs and the like, and simply attribute it to a lack of writing.

There is no hand holding folks for non gamers; either you are familiar with all the elements of Mario games or you are not. Also, why do people complain about its simple plot: The original Star Wars has a very straightforward plot.

Like the latter, the whole point of the movie is the spectacle and this film has it in spades. This is a perfect rendering of the games, supervised by Shigeru Miyamoto himself, and as close as you can get in getting the 'sensation' and excitement of playing the games.

All the casts are well really great, especially Black as Bowser, an inspired casting choice. As of writing, the film will earn above US$200 million dollars in US alone, excluding its overseas numbers.

Make up your own mind and watch it. The best film of 2023 so far.