I'm sure long time fans of the game will enjoy seeing the characters come to (animate) life, especially in a story designed to mimic as much of the game's familiar situations and references as possible. But as a movie on it's own, like most Illumination films, it is about as cookie cutter as one could imagine. While other animations studios strive for originality, Illumination's claim to fame is safe, predictable, give-em-what-they-want and their Mario Bros. adaptation is no different.
The story is fine but really I couldn't imagine watching it more than once. Everything goes exactly as you would expect and each character is as thinly drawn as they can be. It's all just an exercise in replicating one experience with another.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogan, Fred Armisen
Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Writer: Matthew Fogel
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