Review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) by Eludiumq36 — 07 Jun 2023

"Super Mario Bros Movie" (4/5/2023, PG, 90-mins, animated, $1.3B w/w box office) is a well made animated film from Illumination Entertainment starring the voices of H-wood A-list'ers. The thing is that the script, the plot is built for ages 8-13.

Yes, adults can relish in the high-tech animation and enjoy nostalgic pop songs like "Take on Me" and ELO's "Mr Blue Sky" which leads into final credits, but most of the situations and certainly the fight physics are ludicrous, unless you're ages 8-13.

The voice cast is comprised of A-list actors but they either can't do voice overs or they just didn't try, and you know why? There was not one credit for voice director or coach! A gazillion credits listed for animators, artists, musicians, and even a credit for a sole intern(!) but not a voice director.

Young kids and their parents will certainly give high scores and they're the ones that led this film to its $1.3B w/w box office haul, but for everyone else, it's just a meh thing.