Super Mario Bros Movie Gets Slammed By Critics

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Today will likely be a big day for the video game community as the Super Mario Bros Movie has finally been released in theaters. The movie has been in the works for years and has had a couple of delays due to the global pandemic and other factors. However, despite that and divisiveness online, thanks to the trailers, the movie is now out in theaters. But the question will now be not only what the movie gets profits-wise, but what will people think of the movie? To that end, the reviews for the movie dropped on Rotten Tomatoes, and it appears Bowser is the victor.

When this article was published, over 100 reviews for the Super Mario Bros Movie were put on the site, and the aggregate score for the movie stands at 55% for critics. That’s incredibly low and below the “Fresh” mark for the site. But given how low it is, what did reviewers say about it?

Let’s start with the obvious flaw many have pointed out, the voice cast. Jack Black is universally the star of the show thanks to his performance in their eyes, but the rest don’t feel the same regarding quality. Chris Pratt, at best, gets “serviceable” praise from critics, and other times he’s called out for being the same voice as some of his other characters. Some critics even noted that their performances sometimes felt like they “recorded over a weekend” and then were done with it. That is not what you want to hear from an animated movie.

The other big thing that the critics harped on was the plot. While the video games with Mario rarely have a “meaningful” plot, the movie took that path and went rather basic with its plot. Many reviewers noted that the directors focused more on the nostalgia, references, and Easter Eggs to Mario and his video games versus making a