The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Release Date: 5th April 2023 - Australia
Production Companies
Universal Pictures (present)
Nintendo (present)
Illumination Entertainment
Fuji Television Network (presented in association with)
Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia
Genre: Animation/Family/
Adventure/Comedy
Rating: PG
Runtime: 92 minutes
Budget: $100,000,000
Box Office Gross: $1,360,783,214 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Two plumbers from
Brooklyn, Mario and his
transported down a
mysterious pipe into a
magical new world while
working underground to
repair a water main. When
the two brothers are
separated, Mario sets off
to find him. With help
from Toad, a Mushroom
Kingdom resident, Mario
unleashes his powers
He also trains under
Princess Peach, the
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strong-willed ruler.
Voice Cast
Chris Pratt - Mario
Anya-Taylor Joy - Princess Peach
Charlie Day - Luigi
Jack Black - Bowser
Keegan-Michael Key - Toad
Seth Rogen - Donkey Kong
Fred Armisen - King Cranky
Kevin Michael Richardson - Kamek
Sebastian Maniscalco - Spike
Charles Martinet - Mario's Dad/Giuseppe (Cameo)
Jessica DiCicco - Mario's Mom
Rino Romano - Uncle Tony
John DiMaggio - Uncle Arthur
Khary Peyton - Penguin King
Juliet Jelenic - Lumalee
Scott Menville - Koopa General
Crew
Co-Directors - Pierre Leduc and Fabien Polack
Writer - Matthew Fogel
Executive Producers - Brett Hoffman, Bill Ryan and Yusuke Beppu
Producers - Christoper Meledandri and Shigeru Miyamoto
Co-Producer - Christelle Balcon
Production Designer - Guillaume Aretos
Art Director - Matthieu Gosselin
Additional Art Director - Yoriko Ito
Character Designers - Tohru Patrick Awa,
Daniel Fernandez Casas, Maxime Mary,
Sam Nielson, Nicolas Olivieri, Tony Siruno
and Philippe Tilikete
Head of Story - Ed Skudder
Studio CG Cinematographer - James C.J. Williams
Animation Directors - Christophe Delisle
and Ludovic Roz
Supervising Animators - Adrien Kedochim,
Aymeric Palermo, Basile Heiderscheid,
Benjamin Faure, Benoît Guillaumot,
Ludovic Savonnière, Mathieu &
Nicolas Menard, Bruno Scheerens,
Pierre Avon and Quentin Piq
Editor - Eric E. Osmond
Additional Editors - Tiffany Hillkurtz,
Ken Schretzmann, Julian Smirke and
Andrew Walton
Supervising Sound Editor - Daniel Laurie
Sound Designers - Jamey Scott
and Randy Thom
Re-Recording Mixers - Pete Horner
and Juan Peralta
Foley Artists - Ronni Brown,
Sean England and Jana Vance
Original Nintendo Themes - Koji Kondo
Music - Brian Tyler
Review
Five years in the making, THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE has been in the pipeline since 2014, and it seemed like the right option to adapt the franchise into an animated feature. It is also an apology letter to fans who were hugely disappointed by the 1993 live-action adaptation, which didn't capture the games. Illumination is the only animation studio, besides DreamWorks, willing to produce an animated movie based on a popular video game franchise. Its track record is mixed, with successes like the Despicable Me franchise, The Secret Life of Pets, and Sing. I'm unsure if they are the right people to handle this sort of film, but thankfully, they proved me wrong.
Audiences loved the movie more than critics, who gave it mixed reviews and are not huge fans of the games. THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE evokes nostalgia for those who have played the games while remaining faithful to their accuracy. However, I am delighted to see it keep its colourful world and menagerie of characters, brought to life by splendid animation. The storyline is average, but that's a minor misstep I won't have to worry about. Bolstered by an ensemble voice cast of highly trained, well-known actors and a killer soundtrack.
Chris Pratt was incredible as Mario (when he took over from Charles Martinet in the video games), despite what many thought about him not being the perfect fit for the role. Pratt nailed that part, even capturing the accent. Jack Black swaps roles, playing Mario's arch-nemesis, Bowser, rather than the heroic characters he's played before, including the shark in Shark Tale and Po in the Kung Fu Panda series. It isn't the first time Black has played a character that bad since The NeverEnding Story III, a film he didn't want to acknowledge existed.
In hindsight, this movie adaptation is much better than its critically maligned, in-name-only live-action interpretation. It's an introduction for youngsters who have never even heard of the Super Mario Bros. games, let alone own a Nintendo Switch. The movie is in general release and recommended to Mario fans who have played the game on every Nintendo console.
Star rating: (8/10) Very Good Movie
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